Microsoft KB Archive/886765

= A memory leak may be generated when you pass a SafeArray as a parameter in Windows 2000 Server =

Article ID: 886765

Article Last Modified on 10/26/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server

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SYMPTOMS
When you pass a SafeArray as a parameter to a function call that requires data to be marshaled on a Microsoft Windows 2000 Server-based computer, a memory leak may be generated.



CAUSE
This issue occurs if an exception is generated when the Oleaut32.dll file unmarshals the contents of the SafeArray. Exceptions are not handled correctly when a remote procedure call (RPC) calls the Oleaut32.dll file to unmarshal the contents of the SafeArray. Any data that was successfully unmarshaled before the exception occurs is not freed. Therefore, a memory leak occurs.



Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that this article describes. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone 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 usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

Prerequisites
No prerequisites are required.

Restart requirement
You must restart your computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information
This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.

File information
The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.   Date         Time   Version            Size    File name ---  06-Oct-2004  04:49  2.40.4526.0       143,632  Asycfilt.dll 06-Oct-2004 04:49  2.40.4526.0       631,056  Oleaut32.dll 06-Oct-2004 04:49  5.0.4526.0        164,112  Olepro32.dll 06-Oct-2004 04:14  2.40.4526.0        16,896  Stdole2.tlb



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information about how hotfix packages are named, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

816915 New file naming schema for Microsoft Windows software update packages

For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

Keywords: kbqfe kbhotfixserver kbbug kbfix kbwin2000presp5fix KB886765

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