The updated network tool offers new features and improved security.
Wireshark, an advanced and widely used network protocol analyzer, recently received a new version number 4.2.5, offering many new features and improvements.
One of the most significant innovations was the addition of support for the QUIC protocol (Quick UDP Internet Connections), which has established itself as a promising transport protocol for improving the performance of web applications. Wireshark users can now easily capture and analyze QUIET traffic, allowing them to better understand this evolving protocol.
Another notable improvement of Wireshark 4.2.5 is the expanded support for VXLAN (Virtual Extensible LAN), a network virtualization technology that allows you to create scalable and flexible virtual networks on top of existing physical infrastructures.
With the updated VXLAN dissector, users can now gain a deeper understanding of VXLAN traffic, enabling more efficient troubleshooting and analysis of virtualized environments.
Wireshark 4.2.5 developers also paid attention to improving the user interface. New features include the ability to adjust the font size in the main window, which helps adapt the app to different screen resolutions and user preferences.
Increased security was also one of the clear highlights of this update. Version 4.2.5 fixes several vulnerabilities, providing users with better protection when using the network analysis tool. In particular, the following vulnerabilities were fixed:
The update clearly reflects the desire of Wireshark developers to remain at the forefront of network analysis technologies, offering improved protocol support, an improved interface, and enhanced security.
Wireshark, an advanced and widely used network protocol analyzer, recently received a new version number 4.2.5, offering many new features and improvements.
One of the most significant innovations was the addition of support for the QUIC protocol (Quick UDP Internet Connections), which has established itself as a promising transport protocol for improving the performance of web applications. Wireshark users can now easily capture and analyze QUIET traffic, allowing them to better understand this evolving protocol.
Another notable improvement of Wireshark 4.2.5 is the expanded support for VXLAN (Virtual Extensible LAN), a network virtualization technology that allows you to create scalable and flexible virtual networks on top of existing physical infrastructures.
With the updated VXLAN dissector, users can now gain a deeper understanding of VXLAN traffic, enabling more efficient troubleshooting and analysis of virtualized environments.
Wireshark 4.2.5 developers also paid attention to improving the user interface. New features include the ability to adjust the font size in the main window, which helps adapt the app to different screen resolutions and user preferences.
Increased security was also one of the clear highlights of this update. Version 4.2.5 fixes several vulnerabilities, providing users with better protection when using the network analysis tool. In particular, the following vulnerabilities were fixed:
- CVE-2024-4854 (wnpa-sec-2024-07): MONGO and ZigBee TLV Dissector infinite loops;
- CVE-2024-4853 (wnpa-sec-2024-08): editcap command line utility crashes when bytes are truncated at the beginning of a packet;
- CVE-2024-4855 (wnpa-sec-2024-09): The editcap utility crashed while injecting secrets when writing multiple files.
The update clearly reflects the desire of Wireshark developers to remain at the forefront of network analysis technologies, offering improved protocol support, an improved interface, and enhanced security.
