XFOR: IMS Halts if RFC821 Address Over 1k in Size is Received

ID: Q169174

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Exchange Server, version 5.0

SYMPTOMS

The Microsoft Exchange Internet Mail Service (IMS) may access violate if a syntactically incorrect RFC 821 address over 1 KB in size is received.

CAUSE

This is caused by a buffer overflow in Msexcimc.exe.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Exchange version 5.0 . This problem was corrected in the latest Microsoft Exchange Server 5.0 U.S. Service Pack. For information on obtaining the service pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

S E R V P A C K


Keywords          : kbusage kbbug5.00 XFOR kbfix5.00.sp1 
Version           : 5.0
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        :

Last Reviewed: April 28, 1999