CVE-2005-1665 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause CPU exhaustion and denial of service in ASP.NET applications by sending deeply nested markup if ViewState is not cryptographically signed.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2005-1665?
CVE-2005-1665 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 May 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-1665?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Asp.net.
How do I fix CVE-2005-1665?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-1665 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2005-1665 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-1665 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jgxg-6xxj-cch8.