Microsoft KB Archive/264859

= IIS Stops Responding When You Use Site Server Anonymous Cookie Authentication =

Article ID: 264859

Article Last Modified on 10/6/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Commercial Internet System 2.0
 * Microsoft Commercial Internet System 2.5
 * Microsoft Site Server 3.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Internet Information Server 4.0

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This article was previously published under Q264859



SYMPTOMS
When you use Site Server 3.0 Anonymous Cookie authentication, IIS stops responding with an Access Violation error message.



CAUSE
Under extremely rare circumstances, corruption of the stack may occur.



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. This fix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Site Server Service Pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, 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:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS

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 typical 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     Platform -  6/6/2000 8:21:26AM 7.0.1312.0   66,704  Authfltr.dll  x86 6/6/2000 8:21:17AM 7.0.1312.0 121,616  Authfltr.dll  Alpha



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Site Server 3.0.

Keywords: kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbbug kbfix kbqfe KB264859

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