Bad Network Packet May Cause Access Violation (AV) on DNS Server (142047)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Terminal Server Edition
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
This article was previously published under Q142047 SYMPTOMS
The Domain Name System (DNS) fails with an access violation and ceases to
resolve names.
CAUSE
If a DNS query is modified so that the original query's AnswerCount field
is greater than 0, the DNS server may cause an access violation (AV).
If the AnswerCount is greater than 0, we expect to already have data from
the original query, but in this case, the data is not present.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT 4.0 or Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:
152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack
For your convenience, the English version of this post-SP3 hotfix has been
posted to the following Internet location. However, Microsoft recommends
that you install Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4 to correct this problem.
STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Windows NT 4.0 and Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition. This problem was first corrected in Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4.0 and Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition Service Pack 4.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 10/14/2002 |
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| Keywords: | kbbug kbnetwork KB142047 |
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