User Mode Programs May Cause a Bugcheck in Windows NT

• Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 4.0, 4.0 SP4

SYMPTOMS

Usermode programs may cause Windows NT 4.0, up to and including Service Pack 4, to experience a kernel-mode STOP error message. This STOP error message is also known as a bugcheck. The bugcheck code and parameters may vary.

CAUSE

This behavior occurs in some scenarios where the Windows NT kernel does not verify the parameters passed to it from the usermode program.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT 4.0. For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT Server versions 4.0 and 4.0 Service Pack 4. This problem was first corrected in Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 5.

MORE INFORMATION

After you apply Service Pack 5, parameters passed from usermode processes should not cause Windows NT 4.0 to bugcheck.

Additional query words: dump sp5

Keywords : nt4sp5fix
Version : winnt:4.0,4.0 SP4
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug