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MS00-023: 100% CPU Usage Occurs When You Send a Large Escape SequenceArticle ID: 254142 This article was previously published under Q254142 On This PageSymptoms
When you send a large escape sequence to a computer running Internet Information Server 4.0 or Internet Information Services 5.0, the computer may use 100 percent CPU while it is processing the request. During this time, the server may not respond to other requests.
Cause
This problem occurs because the Str::unescape function parses the escape characters in the request string by processing one character at a time, shifting the data over each time, and then starting again from the beginning of the request string. This takes a considerable amount of CPU usage, and can cause the server to stop processing other requests.
ResolutionInternet Information Services 5.0 (Windows 2000)To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:260910 The following files are available for download from the Microsoft
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(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/260910/EN-US/
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Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0, Terminal Server EditionTo resolve this problem, obtain the Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition, Security Rollup Package (SRP). For additional information about the SRP, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:317636
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StatusWindows 2000Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Internet Information Services 5.0. This problem was first corrected in Windows 2000 Service Pack 1.More information
When you install this fix, the Str::unescape function traverses the request string only one time. For additional information, please see the Microsoft Security Bulletin at the following Microsoft Web site: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS00-023.mspx
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PropertiesArticle ID: 254142 - Last Review: September 24, 2012 - Revision: 7.0
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