KB2968909 - FIX: Access violation when you query sys.extended_properties table in SQL Server 2012 or SQL Server 2014

Applies To
SQL Server 2012 Enterprise SQL Server 2012 Standard SQL Server 2012 Developer SQL Server 2012 Enterprise Core SQL Server 2014 Developer - duplicate (do not use) SQL Server 2014 Enterprise - duplicate (do not use) SQL Server 2014 Standard - duplicate (do not use)

Symptoms

Consider the following scenario:

  • You create a user-defined table type in Microsoft SQL Server 2012 or SQL Server 2014.
  • You add some extended properties at the column level to the user-defined table type.
  • You run a query against the sys.extended_properties table.

In this scenario, an access violation may occur in the SQL Server and a mini dump file is generated.

Resolution

The issue was first fixed in the following cumulative update of SQL Server.

Cumulative Update 2 for SQL Server 2012 SP2 /en-us/help/2983175

Cumulative Update 3 for SQL Server 2014 /en-us/help/2984923

Cumulative Update 11 for SQL Server 2012 SP1 /en-us/help/2975396

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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.