sapstartsrv unstable, SAP security note 1414444

SAP security note 1414444, "sapstartsrv unstable", is a program error note released on February 9, 2010. Below are the symptom, SAP recommended solution and the affected software components.

Description

Symptom

sapstartsrv terminates unexpectedly.

Solution

This problem in sapstartsrv is resolved in the following releases and patch levels:

• Release 640, Patch Level 313
• Release 700, Patch Level 236
• Release 701, Patch Level 73
• Release 710, Patch Level 181
• Release 711, Patch Level 67
• Release 720, Patch Level 29

Reason and prerequisites

Certain requests (some of them invalid) cause sapstartsrv to terminate due to unknown reasons.

References

• SAP Note 888889: Automatic checks for security notes using RSECNOTE (outdated)
• SAP Note 877795: Problems with sapstartsrv from Release 7.00 and 6.40 patch 169
• SAP Note 1552929: Collective Security Note for known VulnDisco Vulnerabilities

Affected components

• SAP_BASIS (Release 640 to 640, Release 700 to 702+, Release 710 to 730+)