Memory Leak in RPC When Doing Repeated Binding Lookups

ID: Q219332

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 4.0, 4.0 SP4

SYMPTOMS

When you run repeated RPC NSBinding Lookups to see what services are bound to RPC, an increasing amount of memory is used, which causes a memory leak.

CAUSE

This problem occurs because of a failure to issue a "delete EntryName;" call in BINDING_HANDLE::~BINDING_HANDLE

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT 4.0 or the individual software update. For information on obtaining the latest service pack, please go to:

http://www.microsoft.com/Windows/ServicePacks/

Q152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack

For information on obtaining the individual software update, contact Microsoft Product Support Services. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information on support costs, please go to the following address on the World Wide Web:

http://www.microsoft.com/support/supportnet/overview/overview.asp

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT Server 4.0. This problem was first corrected in Windows NT version 4.0 Service Pack 5.

Additional query words: 4.00

Keywords : kbbug4.00 kbfix4.00 nt4sp5fix
Version : winnt:4.0,4.0 SP4
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug