The Ethereal network protocol analyzer has changed its name to Wireshark.
The name might be new, but the software is the same. Wireshark's powerful features make it the tool of choice for network troubleshooting, protocol development, and education worldwide.
Wireshark was written by networking experts around the world, and is an example of the power of open source
Wireshark is used by network professionals around the world for analysis, troubleshooting, software and protocol development and education.
The program has all of the standard features you would expect in a protocol analyzer, and several features not seen in any other product. Its open source license allows talented experts in the networking community to add enhancements.
What's New in This Release:
The following vulnerabilities have been fixed. :
· A large loop in the OpenSafety dissector could cause a crash. (Bug 6138)
· A malformed IKE packet could consume excessive resources.
· A malformed capture file could result in an invalid root tvbuff and cause a crash. (Bug 6135)
· Wireshark could run arbitrary Lua scripts. (Bug 6136)
· The CSN.1 dissector could crash. (Bug 6139)
· Versions affected: 1.6.0 to 1.6.1.
The following bugs have been fixed:
· configure ignores (partially) LDFLAGS. (Bug 5607)
· Build fails when it tries to #include , not present in Solaris 9. (Bug 5608)
· Unable to configure zero length SNMP Engine ID. (Bug 5731)
· BACnet who-is request device range values are not decoded correctly in the packet details window. (Bug 5769)
· H.323 RAS packets missing from packet counts in "Telephony->VoIP Calls" and the "Flow Graph" for the call. (Bug 5848)
· Wireshark crashes if sercosiii module isn't installed. (Bug 6006)
· Editcap could create invalid pcap files when converting f...