Article ID: 254142
Article Last Modified on 11/21/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Internet Information Server 4.0
- Microsoft Internet Information Services 5.0
This article was previously published under Q254142
SYMPTOMS
When you send a large escape sequence to a computer running Internet Information Server 4.0 or Internet Information Services 5.0, the computer may use 100 percent CPU while it is processing the request. During this time, the server may not respond to other requests.
CAUSE
This problem occurs because the Str::unescape function parses the escape characters in the request string by processing one character at a time, shifting the data over each time, and then starting again from the beginning of the request string. This takes a considerable amount of CPU usage, and can cause the server to stop processing other requests.
RESOLUTION
Internet Information Services 5.0 (Windows 2000)
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
260910 How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack
The following files are available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:
US English:
Arabic:
Chinese (Simplified):
Chinese (Traditional):
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Hebrew:
Japanese:
Korean:
For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services
Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file was posted. The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help to prevent any unauthorized changes to the file.
Internet Information Server 4.0
The following files are available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:
US English:
Alpha: Download Escseq4a.exe now
Chinese (Simplified):
Alpha: Download Escseq4a.exe now
Chinese (Traditional):
Alpha: Download Escseq4a.exe now
Dutch:
Alpha: Download Escseq4a.exe now
French:
Alpha: Download Escseq4a.exe now
German:
Alpha: Download Escseq4a.exe now
Japanese:
Alpha: Download Escseq4a.exe now
Korean:
Alpha: Download Escseq4a.exe now
Portuguese (Brazil):
Alpha: Download Escseq4a.exe now
Spanish:
Alpha: Download Escseq4a.exe now
Swedish:
Alpha: Download Escseq4a.exe now
For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services
Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file was posted. The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help to prevent any unauthorized changes to the file. The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:
Date Time Version Size File name Platform ----------------------------------------------------------------- 2-24-2000 8:15:06pm 4.2.740.1 185,760b Infocomm.dll x86 2-24-2000 8:16:02pm 4.2.740.1 38,256b Ssinc.dll x86 2-24-2000 8:16:10pm 4.2.740.1 25,360b Sspifilt.dll x86 2-24-2000 8:15:50pm 4.2.740.1 228,480b W3svc.dll x86 2-25-2000 12:15:19am 4.2.740.1 304,400b Infocomm.dll alpha 2-25-2000 12:16:14am 4.2.740.1 60,176b Ssinc.dll alpha 2-25-2000 12:16:20am 4.2.740.1 39,696b Sspifilt.dll alpha 2-25-2000 12:16:01am 4.2.740.1 383,760b W3svc.dll alpha
Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0, Terminal Server Edition
To resolve this problem, obtain the Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition, Security Rollup Package (SRP). For additional information about the SRP, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
317636 Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition, Security Rollup Package
STATUS
Windows 2000
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Internet Information Services 5.0. This problem was first corrected in Windows 2000 Service Pack 1.
Windows NT 4.0
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Internet Information Server 4.0.
MORE INFORMATION
When you install this fix, the Str::unescape function traverses the request string only one time.
For additional information, please see the Microsoft Security Bulletin at the following Microsoft Web site:
Additional query words: security_patch tsesrp
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