DOCUMENT:Q243404 08-MAY-2002 [winnt] TITLE :Winobj.exe May Permit You to View Securable Jet500.dll Objects PRODUCT :Microsoft Windows NT PROD/VER::4.0 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbgraphxlinkcriticalkbfixlist ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 - Microsoft Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition version 4.0 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOMS ======== The following securable (event/semaphore/mutex) objects may exist on the system name space: - \BaseNamedObjects\Proc Count:* (semaphore) - \BaseNamedObjects\Collect:* (semaphore) - \BaseNamedObjects\New Proc:* (mutex) - \BaseNamedObjects\Access:* (mutex) - \BaseNamedObjects\Done:* (event) If these objects exist, they may be viewed by using Microsoft Object Viewer (Winobj.exe). In Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6a and earlier, these objects have NULL Access Control Lists (ACL), meaning that everyone has all access to these objects. CAUSE ===== These objects are created and opened by Jet500.dll (the JET Engine .dll file) for synchronization purposes among instances of itself when they are loaded in different processes. Microsoft WINS and DHCP services use Jet500.dll. The Jet500.dll file described in the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base creates the aforementioned events, semaphores, and mutexs with an Access Control Element (ACE) for administrators: Q244599 Fixes Required in TCSEC C2 Security Evaluation Configuration for Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6a Specifically, only administrators (DOMAIN_ALIAS_RID_ADMINS) are given GENERIC_ALL access. Others do not have WRITE_DAC or WRITE_OWNER access. RESOLUTION ========== The following files are available for download from the Microsoft Download Center or Microsoft's FTP site. Click the file names below to download the appropriate file: English: x86: Microsoft Download Center: DownloadDownload Q244599i.exe now (http://download.microsoft.com/download/winntsp/Patch/SP6a_C2/NT4/EN-US/Q244599i.exe) FTP: DownloadDownload Q244599i.exe now (ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/winnt/winnt-public/fixes/usa/nt40/hotfixes-postsp6a/c2-fix/Q244599i.exe) Alpha: Microsoft Download Center: DownloadDownload Q244599a.exe now (http://download.microsoft.com/download/winntsp/Patch/SP6a_C2/ALPHA/EN-US/Q244599a.exe) FTP: DownloadDownload Q244599a.exe now (ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/winnt/winnt-public/fixes/usa/nt40/hotfixes-postsp6a/c2-fix/Q244599a.exe) French: x86: FTP: DownloadDownload Q244599i.exe now (ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/winnt/winnt-public/fixes/frn/nt40/hotfixes-postsp6a/c2-fix/Q244599i.exe) Alpha: FTP: DownloadDownload Q244599a.exe now (ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/winnt/winnt-public/fixes/frn/nt40/hotfixes-postsp6a/c2-fix/Q244599a.exe) Spanish: x86: FTP: DownloadDownload Q244599i.exe now (ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/winnt/winnt-public/fixes/spa/nt40/hotfixes-postsp6a/c2-fix/Q244599i.exe) Alpha: FTP: DownloadDownload Q244599a.exe now (ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/winnt/winnt-public/fixes/spa/nt40/hotfixes-postsp6a/c2-fix/Q244599a.exe) For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Q119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services Microsoft used the most current virus detection software available on the date of posting to scan this file for viruses. After it is posted, the file is housed on secure servers that prevent any unauthorized changes to the file. The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later: Date Time Size File name Platform ------------------------------------------------ 10/13/1999 02:28p 458,512 Jet500.dll x86 10/13/1999 02:26p 698,640 Jet500.dll Alpha STATUS ====== Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT 4.0. Additional query words: c2 security_patch ====================================================================== Keywords : kbgraphxlinkcritical kbfixlist Technology : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400 kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTSEntSearch kbWinNTSEnt400 kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400 Version : :4.0 Hardware : ALPHA x86 Issue type : kbprb Solution Type : kbfix ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. 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