GetNtmsObjectAttribute Does Not Return Correct Size When the Buffer Is Too Small (313147)

SYMPTOMS

When the GetNtmsObjectAttribute function is called and the buffer is too small, an ERROR_INSUFFICIENT_BUFFER error is returned with the wrong value.

CAUSE

The array in the GetNtmsObjectAttribute call, is defined as a conforment array. When the API is called, the array size is set at runtime as to what the caller sets it to. When the server side sets the size to a higher value for the return argument, the RPC runtimes determine that it is an out-of-bounds error.

RESOLUTION

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

322389 How to Obtain the Latest Windows XP Service Pack

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:

   Date         Time     Version      Size     File name
   -------------------------------------------------------
   14-Feb-2002  12:42pm  5.1.2600.28  165,888  Ntmsdba.dll
   14-Feb-2002  12:42pm  5.1.2400.28   38,400  Ntmsapi.dll
   14-Feb-2002  12:42pm  5.1.2400.28  396,288  Ntmssvc.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 XP Service Pack 1.