IIS Converts %0D%0A to Hex 0DH and 20H When Submit to ODBC (153934)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Internet Information Server 1.0
Microsoft Internet Information Server 2.0
Microsoft Internet Information Server 3.0

This article was previously published under Q153934

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http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/prodtech/IIS.mspx

SYMPTOMS

Try the Guestbook in the Internet Database Connector examples of the default home page of an Internet Information Server (IIS). If the following lines are typed in the Comments field of an entry:

line1
line2
line3

The following lines are replied when you query the same entry:

line1
line2
line3

NOTE: The extra spaces are inserted in front of line2 and line3.

CAUSE

%0D%0A is changed to hex 0DH and 20H.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Internet Information Server 1.0.

Modification Type:	Minor	Last Reviewed:	6/23/2005
Keywords:	kbbug kbpending KB153934