NdrConvert Causes Access Violation in RPC Client on Windows NT 4.0

ID: Q191992

The information in this article applies to:

SYMPTOMS

When running an RPC client application on a Windows NT little endian computer and connecting to a non-Microsoft RPC server implementation on a big endian computer, the RPC client may cause an access violation (AV), and generate a Dr. Watson log.


CAUSE

The Microsoft RPC runtime library improperly converts data.


RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT 4.0 or Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition. 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 4.0 and Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition. This problem was first corrected in Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4.0 and Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition Service Pack 4.

Additional query words: violate 


Keywords          : kbnetwork NT4SP4Fix kbbug4.00 kbRPC kbSDKPlatform kbfix4.00.sp4 kbGrpNet 
Version           : winnt:4.0
Platform          : winnt 
Issue type        : kbbug

Last Reviewed: April 21, 1999