COMMAND

    Time Server

SYSTEMS AFFECTED

    Win NT

PROBLEM

    There is another  "100% CPU use"  bug encountered.  Bug is located
    in the  Time Service  shipped with  the NT  resource kit.   It has
    been  determined  that  this  bug  was  caused by an unusual error
    message  being  returned  from  an  internet time server. The time
    server service may max out your CPU.

    TimeServ is a service for Windows  NT which can set the PC's  time
    accurately  from  a  variety  of  sources, or synchronize the time
    between various networked machines.  As mentioned above, it  is on
    a  CD-ROM  as  part  of   a  larger  offering  of  utilities   and
    documentation.

    Symptoms are CPU's  shoot up to  95-99% processor usage.  Probably
    started occuring  around 6  am EST  on 8/14/97.  The time  service
    (which  comes  with  the  resource  kit)  has  been  running  fine
    previously.  This  is a first  time occurence. Rebooting  does not
    fix the problem.  It may only effect the primary time server.

    Info used here comes from following two pages:

        http://andrewsmith.webcafe.net/timebug.htm
        http://www.niceties.com/TimeServ.html

SOLUTION

    TimeServe Bug Fix was posted at:

        ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/winnt/winnt-public/reskit/nt40/i386/