Microsoft KB Archive/244599

= Fixes Required in TCSEC C2 Security Evaluation Configuration for Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6a =

Article ID: 244599

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 2
 * Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3
 * Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4
 * Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 5
 * Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6a
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Enterprise Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4
 * Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 5
 * Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6a
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition

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SUMMARY
The "Administrator's and User's Security Guide for Windows NT 4.0" is the official document that specifies the exact procedures to configure Windows NT 4.0 as a Trusted Computer System Evaluation Criteria (TCSEC) C2 compliant system. This guide is available from the following Microsoft Web site:

Administrator's and User's Security Guide for Windows NT 4.0

These procedures include the installation of Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6a and a Post-SP6a hotfix called the "C2 Update."



MORE INFORMATION
The C2 Update corrects the following problems in Windows NT 4.0:  NetBT disallows unprivileged user mode programs from sharing TCP and UDP ports that are opened by NetBT. For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

241041 Enabling NetBT to Open TCP and UDP Ports Exclusively

 Device drivers create their corresponding DeviceObject with FILE_DEVICE_SECURE_OPEN DeviceCharacteristics. For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

243405 Device Drivers Create Their Corresponding DeviceObject with FILE_DEVICE_SECURE_OPEN DeviceCharacteristics

 Jet500 creates events and semaphores objects with non-NULL ACLs. For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

243404 ACLs Associated with Events and Semaphores Created by JET500.DLL



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243649 Unchecked Print Spooler Buffer May Expose System Vulnerability

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