Meer informatie

WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems thatmay require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannotguarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editorcan be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.


For information about how to edit the registry, view the "Changing Keys andValues" Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) or the "Add and DeleteInformation in the Registry" and "Edit Registry Data" Help topics inRegedt32.exe. Note that you should back up the registry before you edit it.If you are running Windows NT or Windows 2000, you should also update your EmergencyRepair Disk (ERD).

Regulating Device Description Downloads Based on Network Scope

The patch introduces the ability to limit the lengths to which the Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) service can go to download a device description. An administrator can use this functionality to cause a patched computer to attempt to download a device description only if it resides in a predetermined locality on the network. To enable this functionality:

1. Start Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe).
2. Locate and click the following key in the registry:

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\UPnP Control Point

3. On theEditmenu, clickAdd Value, and then add the following registry value:

   Value name:DownloadScope
   
   Data type: REG_DWORD
   
   Value data:

   0- on the same subnet
   1- same subnet or at a private address
   2- same subnet or at a private address or within 4 hops
   3- anywhere
   

4. Quit Registry Editor.

If the target is beyond the configured scope, a download is not attempted. By default (no registry value set), Windows only downloads device descriptions from hosts on the same subnet or in the private network.

Regulating Device Description Downloads Based on Router Hops

You can use an existing capability to limit where the UPnP service will download device descriptions, based on the number of router hops. To alter this setting (which operates independently of the UPnP Control Point setting):

1. Start Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe).
2. Locate and click the following key in the registry:

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SSDPSRV\Parameters

3. On theEditmenu, clickAdd Value, and then add the following registry value:

   Value name:TTL
   
   Data type: REG_DWORD
   
   Value data: maximum number of router hops between the computer and the device description host

4. Quit Registry Editor.

If the target is separated from the local computer by more than the specified number of router hops, a download is not attempted. By default (no registry value set), the UPnP service traverses a maximum of 4 router hops in pursuit of a device description.

Port Restrictions for Device Description Downloads

The patch introduces restrictions on the ports that can be specified for downloading device descriptions. Patched computers do not attempt to download device histories from any port under 1024, except for port 80.

Delay Mechanism

The patch also includes a non-configurable delay mechanism that prevents a computer from repeatedly and continuously attempting to download a device description, particularly if the host is on a remote network.


When you start a new download, a patched computer consults two tables. The first provides a maximum delay that is based on the number of failed download attempts from the current host, and whether the host is located on the local network or on an external one. The more failures, and the farther away the host is located, the longer the maximum delay, up to a limit of 4 minutes. The second table provides a maximum delay that is based on the number of downloads already in progress. The more ongoing downloads, the longer the maximum delay, up to a limit of one minute.


The system sums the two delay values that are derived from the tables, and generates a random number between zero and the sum. It then delays that many seconds before attempting the download.

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS01-059

To view this security bulletin, please view the following Microsoft Web site:http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS01-059.asp