CVE-2005-1665

Description

The __VIEWSTATE functionality in Microsoft ASP.NET 1.x, when not cryptographically signed, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via deeply nested markup.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 40.80% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory scottonwriting.net Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111513127704270&w=2	mailing list
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20408	vdb entry
http://scottonwriting.net/sowblog/posts/3747.aspx	vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/16195	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/15241	third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-1665?: CVE-2005-1665 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-1665?: To fix CVE-2005-1665, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-1665 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-1665 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~41% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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