Microsoft has released an update for FrontPage 2000 Server Extensions. This update fixes a specific security issue with the FrontPage 2000 Server Extensions.

This article describes how to download and install the FrontPage Server Extensions update.

IMPORTANT: Because of file dependencies, Microsoft requires that you download and install the FrontPage Server Extensions Service Release 1.3 update before you install the update described in this article. For additional information about how to install the FrontPage Server Extensions Service Release 1.3 update and the issues that are fixed in that update, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

How to Download and Install the Update

To download the FrontPage Server Extensions update, visit one of the following Microsoft Web sites:

• Use the following Microsoft Web site if you use Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows 95, or Microsoft Windows NT 4.0:
  http://download.microsoft.com/download/fp2000fd2000/Patch/1/W9XNT4Me/EN-US/fpse0901.exe (http://download.microsoft.com/download/fp2000fd2000/patch/1/w9xnt4me/en-us/fpse0901.exe)
• Use the following Microsoft Web site if you use Microsoft Windows 2000:
  http://download.microsoft.com/download/win2000pro/Patch/Q324096/NT5/EN-US/Q324096_W2K_SP4_X86_EN.exe (http://download.microsoft.com/download/win2000pro/patch/q324096/nt5/en-us/q324096_w2k_sp4_x86_en.exe)
• Use the following Microsoft Web site if you use Microsoft Windows XP:
  http://download.microsoft.com/download/whistler/Patch/Q324096/WXP/EN-US/Q324096_WXP_SP1_x86_ENU.exe (http://download.microsoft.com/download/whistler/patch/q324096/wxp/en-us/q324096_wxp_sp1_x86_enu.exe)

When you receive a prompt to download or save the file, select to save the file to your desktop. To install the update, double-click the file that you downloaded to your desktop, and then follow the instructions for the installation.

How to Determine Whether the Public Update Is Installed

The following files are updated by the FrontPage Server Extensions update:

• If you use Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows 95, or Microsoft Windows NT 4.0:

     Date         Time    Version       Size     File Name     Platform
     -------------------------------------------------------------------
     26-Apr-2002  22:34   4.0.2.6426    872,557  Fp4awel.dll   x86
  					

• If you use Microsoft Windows 2000:

     Date         Time    Version       Size      File Name     Platform
     -------------------------------------------------------------------
     16-Aug-2002  09:45   4.0.2.6513    872,557   Fp4awel.dll   x86
  					

• If you use Microsoft Windows XP:

     Date         Time     Version      Size      File Name     Platform
     ---------------------------------------------------------------------
     03-Sep-2002  14:49    4.0.2.6513    16,439   Admin.exe     x86
     03-Sep-2002  14:49    4.0.2.6513    20,540   Author.dll    x86
     03-Sep-2002  14:49    4.0.2.6513    16,439   Author.exe    x86
     03-Sep-2002  14:49    4.0.2.6513   188,480   Cfgwiz.exe    x86
     30-Aug-2002  14:19    4.0.2.6513   184,435   Fp4amsft.dll  x86
     30-Aug-2002  14:19    4.0.2.6513    82,035   Fp4anscp.dll  x86
     03-Sep-2002  14:49    4.0.2.6513   147,513   Fp4apws.dll   x86
     03-Sep-2002  14:49    4.0.2.6513   127,034   Fp4areg.dll   x86
     30-Aug-2002  14:19    4.0.2.6513   102,509   Fp4atxt.dll   x86
     30-Aug-2002  14:19    4.0.2.6513   618,605   Fp4autl.dll   x86
     03-Sep-2002  14:49    4.0.2.6513    41,020   Fp4avnb.dll   x86
     03-Sep-2002  14:49    4.0.2.6513    32,826   Fp4avss.dll   x86
     03-Sep-2002  14:49    4.0.2.6513    49,212   Fp4awebs.dll  x86
     30-Aug-2002  14:19    4.0.2.6513   872,557   Fp4awel.dll   x86
     03-Sep-2002  14:49    4.0.2.6513    24,632   Fpadmcgi.exe  x86
     03-Sep-2002  14:49    4.0.2.6513    20,541   Fpadmdll.dll  x86
     03-Sep-2002  14:49    4.0.2.6513   188,494   Fpcount.exe   x86
     03-Sep-2002  14:49    4.0.2.6513    20,541   Fpexedll.dll  x86
     03-Sep-2002  14:49    4.0.2.6513   598,071   Fpmmc.dll     x86
     03-Sep-2002  14:49    4.0.2.6513    20,538   Fpremadm.exe  x86
     03-Sep-2002  14:49    4.0.2.6513    28,728   Fpsrvadm.exe  x86
     03-Sep-2002  14:49    4.0.2.6513    20,536   Shtml.dll     x86
     03-Sep-2002  14:49    4.0.2.6513    16,437   Shtml.exe     x86
  					

Issues Fixed by the Update

A Chunked Request Sent to the Shtml.dll File Causes the Inetinfo.exe File to Stop Responding (Hang)

A specially malformed chunked request sent to the FrontPage Server Extensions Smart HTML Interpreter (Shtml.dll) can cause Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) to stop responding. For additional information about security vulnerability, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: