IIS 4.0 Crashes or IIS 3.0 Generates Corrupted Log Data for HTTPS
Article ID: 190143
Article Last Modified on 6/5/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition
- Microsoft Internet Information Server 3.0
- Microsoft Internet Information Server 4.0
This article was previously published under Q190143
We strongly recommend that all users upgrade to Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) version 6.0 running on Microsoft Windows Server 2003. IIS 6.0 significantly increases Web infrastructure security. For more information about IIS security-related topics, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
SYMPTOMS
When HTTPS connections are used, the following may occur:
- Internet Information Server (IIS) 4.0 may
stop responding (crash) when
it receives an invalid SSL3 package.
- IIS 4.0 may stop responding when a browser sends the packages in a
certain order.
- IIS 3.0 may generate a corrupted IIS log for the above situation,
such
as xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx (IP address), -, 6/30/98, 0:51:42, W3SVC,
N004B2I0300, 192.168.129.71, 594, 23, 203, 404, 3, A[ASCII
174]JVh[ASCII 154],
U[ASCII 227]#[ASCII 243]LI&u[ASCII 129]_%[ASCII 225][ASCII
129]&[ASCII 215][ASCII 136], -,
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, click the following article number to view the article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:
152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Internet Information
Server versions 3.0 and 4.0. 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.
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