Article ID: 949368 - Last Review: March 10, 2008 - Revision: 1.0

When you try to configure filter lists in Forefront Security for Exchange Server, Forefront Security Administrator may crash, and an event is logged in the Application log

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SYMPTOMS

Consider the following scenario. You are running Microsoft Forefront Security for Exchange Server. When you try to configure Filter Lists in Forefront Security Administrator (FSSAClient.exe), Forefront Security Administrator may crash. Additionally, the Dr. Watson debugger logs an event in the FSSAClient.exe process in the Application log. The event includes one of the following bucket IDs:
  • [375175270]
  • [375175243]
  • [499355145]
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CAUSE

This problem occurs because the global content filter in Forefront Security for Exchange Server is incorrectly accessed when the filter has a value of NULL.
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RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, you must install the Hotfix Rollup 2 for Forefront Security for Exchange Server Service Pack 1 package. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
946864  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/946864/ ) Description of Hotfix Rollup 2 for Forefront Security for Exchange Server Service Pack 1

Forefront Security for Exchange Server with Service Pack 1

You can download the Microsoft Forefront Security for Exchange Server with Service Pack 1 package from the Microsoft Download Center.

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

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Download the Microsoft Forefront Security for Exchange Server with Service Pack 1 package now. (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=2ceb14d4-404b-4d8f-8a21-ebfc71b2e82b&displaylang=en)

For more information about how to download Microsoft support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
119591  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/119591/ ) How to obtain Microsoft support files from online services
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STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.
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REFERENCES

For more information about Microsoft Forefront Security for Exchange Server, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://www.microsoft.com/forefront/serversecurity/exchange/default.mspx (http://www.microsoft.com/forefront/serversecurity/exchange/default.mspx)
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APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Forefront Security for Exchange Server
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kbdrwatson kbeventlog kbevent kbcrashes kbfilters kbexpertiseadvanced kbbug kbtshoot KB949368
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