The Local Security Authority Subsystem (Lsass.exe) process stops responding on a Microsoft Windows Server 2003-based domain controller

The Local Security Authority Subsystem (Lsass.exe) process stops responding on a Microsoft Windows Server 2003-based domain controller. Local Security Authority Subsystem process stops responding, the Windows Server 2003-based domain controller shuts down.

This problem occurs if a malformed Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) request is sent by a client program.

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows Server 2003. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section of this article. This problem was corrected in Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1.

For more information about the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: