Wireshark · Wireshark-bugs: [Wireshark-bugs] [Bug 4708] New: zlib-1.2.5 cause wireshark to stop live capture

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           Summary: zlib-1.2.5 cause wireshark to stop live capture
           Product: Wireshark
           Version: 1.2.7
          Platform: Other
        OS/Version: All
            Status: NEW
          Severity: Major
          Priority: Low
         Component: Wireshark
        AssignedTo: wireshark-bugs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
        ReportedBy: pva@xxxxxxxxxx


Build Information:
wireshark 1.2.7

Copyright 1998-2010 Gerald Combs <gerald@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> and contributors.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

Compiled with GTK+ 2.18.9, with GLib 2.22.5, with libpcap 1.1.1, with libz
1.2.5, with POSIX capabilities (Linux), with libpcre 7.9, with SMI 0.4.8,
without c-ares, without ADNS, without Lua, without GnuTLS, without Gcrypt,
without Kerberos, without GeoIP, without PortAudio, without AirPcap.

Running on Linux 2.6.32-gentoo-r8, with libpcap version 1.1.1.

Built using gcc 4.4.3.

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Capturing packets via wireshark GUI or tshark stops after few (~5 in my tests,
but sometimes more) packets. In bug http://bugs.gentoo.org/316835 it was found
that this is again zlib issue and building wireshark without zlib fixes this
problem.

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