STOP 0xA Due to Buffer Overflow in Ndiswan.sys

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This article was previously published under Q163251

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SYMPTOMS

You may experience a STOP 0x0000000A on a Windows NT computer when copying files via RAS over a SLIP (Serial Line Interface Protocol) connection.

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CAUSE

If the SLIP client sends a packet that is greater than MAX_MRRU, Windows NT does not check for it and the buffer allocated overflows causing the trap.

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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 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/152734/EN-US/ ) How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack

For your convenience, the English version of this post-SP3 hotfix has been posted to the following Internet location. However, Microsoft recommends that you install Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4 to correct this problem.

ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/winnt/winnt-public/fixes/usa/NT40/hotfixes-postSP3/wan-fix/ (ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/winnt/winnt-public/fixes/usa/NT40/hotfixes-postSP3/wan-fix/)

NOTE: The above link is one path; it has been wrapped for readability.

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STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is 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.

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