CAUSE
This problem occurs because Netbt.sys (NetBIOS over TCP/IP) is responsible for opening the following TCP and UDP ports that subsequently are used by Windows NT services:
- UDP Port 137
- UDP Port 138
- TCP Port 139
For additional information about Windows NT services that use these ports, click the article number below
to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
150543 WinNT, Terminal Server, and Exchange Services Use TCP/IP Ports
As explained in the Windows NT 4.0 Device Development Kit (DDK) for network driver development, Netbt.sys (as a TDI client) begins communicating with its local-node transport by opening a file object that represents a transport address. Netbt.sys calls
ZwCreateFile, passing the address specification in the extended attributes (EA) buffer parameter to
ZwCreateFile.
In Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6a and earlier, Netbt.sys allows file share access to file objects representing the aforementioned TCP and UDP ports when calling
ZwCreateFile. Subsequently, a user-mode program installed on a computer running Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6a and earlier can gain access to a share and listen to the TCP and UDP ports. The Post-SP6a hotfix, C2 Update, allows the option to change the Netbt.sys behavior so that it does not allow file share access to files objects representing the aforementioned TCP and UDP ports when calling
ZwCreateFile. The option is selected through the use of the following registry key and key value:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\NetBT\Parameters
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EnablePortLocking:REG_DWORD
Default: 0 - NetBt allows file share access
1 - NetBt disallows file share access
When
EnablePortLocking is set to 1, Netbt.sys passes in zero (ULONG) in the
ShareAccess parameter of
ZwCreateFile. After the application of Netbt-fix and the setting of the REG_DWORD value to 1 for
EnablePortLocking, a user-mode program cannot gain share access and listen to the TCP and UDP ports.
NOTE: NETBT in Windows 2000 does not support this option and the above registry key and value. The default behaviour in Windows 2000 is to disallow file share access to all ports created by NETBT.
RESOLUTION
Windows NT 4.0
To resolve this problem, obtain the individual package referenced below or obtain the Windows NT 4.0 Security Rollup Package. For additional information on the SRP, click the article number below
to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
299444 Post-Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6a Security Rollup Package (SRP)
The individual hotfix is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center or Microsoft's FTP site. Click the file names below to download the appropriate file:
English
French
x86:
FTP:
Download Q244599i.exe nowAlpha:
FTP:
Download Q244599a.exe nowSpanish
x86:
FTP:
Download Q244599i.exe nowAlpha:
FTP:
Download Q244599a.exe now
For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services
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The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:
Date Time Size File name Platform
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10/07/1999 03:13p 123,152 Netbt.sys x86
10/07/1999 03:11p 222,800 Netbt.sys Alpha
Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0, Terminal Server Edition
To resolve this problem, obtain the Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition, Security Rollup Package (SRP). For additional information about the SRP, click the article number below
to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
317636 Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition, Security Rollup Package