An Access Violation Occurs in SNMP If You Run GETNEXT Queries Against OSPF (314730)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0

This article was previously published under Q314730

SYMPTOMS

If you run multiple GETNEXT queries against the Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) agent, Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) may intermittently generate access violations with error message 0xc0000005. The following sample query may cause the error message:

snmputil getnext computername public .1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.23.1.2.1.1.6 .1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.23.1.2.1.1.7 .1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.23.1.2.1.1.3 .1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.23.1.2.1.1.4

This command was looped in a batch file to run 1,000 times to cause the problem to occur.

CAUSE

When Windows compares the OID string against the OID IpBaseRtEntry value, the buffer is overrun if the buffer entry that contains the original OID also contains a number that matches the IpBaseRtEntry value. If the buffer is at the end of a page and the next page is not initialized, an access violation occurs.

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:
   Date         Time   Version        Size    File name     
   -------------------------------------------------------
   16-Jan-2002  06:02  4.0.1381.7122  11,024  Ospfagnt.dll
   16-Jan-2002  06:08  4.0.1381.7122  47,888  Mpradmin.dll
				
NOTE: Because of file dependencies, this hotfix requires Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6a.

STATUS

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

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:9/26/2005
Keywords:kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbbug kberrmsg kbfix kbQFE kbWinNT400nospFix KB314730