Heap Corruption Remote Debugging with eVB (296654)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft eMbedded Visual Basic 3.0

This article was previously published under Q296654

SYMPTOMS

When you remotely debug with eMbedded Visual Basic (eVB), you may experience heap corruption.

CAUSE

eVB overwrites heap-allocated buffers by 2 bytes. Note that the type of heap object is irrelevant.

RESOLUTION

A supported fix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Apply it only to computers that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, 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: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 usual 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, as listed for the specified platforms:

Windows CE 3.0 (Cedar)

   Date        Time     Version      Size    File name   Platform
   ----------------------------------------------------------------
   03/21/2001  06:20pm  3.00.0.0446  19,968  Vbrmon.dll  ARM 720
   03/21/2001  06:15pm  3.00.0.0446  19,456  Vbrmon.dll  ARM SA1100
   03/21/2001  06:25pm  3.00.0.0446  24,576  Vbrmon.dll  MIPS R3000
   03/21/2001  06:30pm  3.00.0.0446  24,576  Vbrmon.dll  MIPS R4111
   03/21/2001  06:35pm  3.00.0.0446  24,576  Vbrmon.dll  MIPS R4300
   03/21/2001  06:40pm  3.00.0.0446  24,064  Vbrmon.dll  PPC PPC821
   03/21/2001  06:48pm  3.00.0.0446  17,408  Vbrmon.dll  SH3
   03/21/2001  06:56pm  3.00.0.0446  17,408  Vbrmon.dll  SH4
   03/21/2001  07:01pm  3.00.0.0446  17,408  Vbrmon.dll  Thumb ARM720
   03/21/2001  07:05pm  3.00.0.0446  14,336  Vbrmon.dll  Intel
				

Pocket PC 3.0 (Rapier)

   Date        Time     Version      Size    File name   Platform
   ---------------------------------------------------------------
   03/21/2001  07:25pm  3.00.0.0446  19,456  Vbrmon.dll  SA110
   03/21/2001  07:30pm  3.00.0.0446  24,756  Vbrmon.dll  MIPS R3000
   03/21/2001  07:39pm  3.00.0.0446  17,920  Vbrmon.dll  SH3
				

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:4/7/2006
Keywords:kbQFE KBHotfixServer kbbug kbenv kbfix KB296654