ADSI: AV Occurs When Using SSL Connection Established by Wldap32 in ADSI 2.5 on Windows NT 4.0 (286158)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Active Directory Service Interfaces 2.5, when used with:
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 for Windows NT 4.0
This article was previously published under Q286158

SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to establish a Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) connection for Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) with ADSI 2.5 on Windows NT 4.0, you may encounter an access violation (AV) in Wldap32.dll.

CAUSE

The interface for software to utilize SSL changed between Windows NT 4.0 and Microsoft Windows 2000. With Internet Explorer 5.5 on the computer, the Windows 2000 interfaces are used, and these are initialized differently than those that originally were available to Windows NT 4.0. This can lead to situations where unexpected data are passed around, causing this access violation.

RESOLUTION

Windows 2000

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

260910 How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack

Windows NT 4.0

A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next Windows NT service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

NOTE: In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The typical support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:
      Date      Time     Version        Size   File name     Platform
   ------------------------------------------------------------------
   01/16/2001  05:46p  5.0.2195.2797  128,272  Wldap32.dll

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Windows 2000 Service Pack 2.

MORE INFORMATION

This will affect calls to IADsUser::ChangePassword as well as IADsUser::SetPassword.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:10/12/2005
Keywords:kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbDSWADSI2003Swept kbBug kbfix kbprb kbQFE KB286158 kbAudDeveloper
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