FIX: COM+ Leaks Memory When Security Check Fails (303685)

SYMPTOMS

When access to a COM+ component is denied, COM+ logs the following failure in event log:

Event Type:	Error
Event Source:	DCOM
Event Category:	None
Event ID:	10002
Date:		8/24/2001
Time:		10:35:37 AM
User:		domain\user
Computer:	ComputerName
Description:
Access denied attempting to launch a DCOM Server. The server is:
{GUID}
The user is user/Domain, SID=S-x-x-xx-xxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxx-xxxxx.

where {GUID} is the application ID of your COM+ server application and where "x" can be any number.

However, because one of the internal logging functions does not release memory properly, COM+ leaks approximately 40 bytes for each failed attempt.

RESOLUTION

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

The resolution to this problem is also available in Microsoft COM+ Rollup Hotfix 15. For additional information about Microsoft COM+ Rollup Hotfix 15, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

306417 INFO: Availability of Windows 2000 Post-Service Pack 2 COM+ Hotfix Rollup Package 15

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 3.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about how to obtain a hotfix for Windows 2000 Datacenter Server, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

265173 Datacenter Program and Windows 2000 Datacenter Server Product

For additional information on how to install multiple hotfixes with only one reboot, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

296861 Use QChain.exe to Install Multiple Hotfixes with One Reboot

For additional information about how to install Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 hotfixes at the same time, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

249149 Installing Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 Hotfixes