The __VIEWSTATE functionality in Microsoft ASP.NET 1.x, when not cryptographically…
Priority MEDIUM 50Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.40334 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-1665
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jgxg-6xxj-cch8
References
More Microsoft Asp.net vulnerabilities
- TI-2004-00784 The Microsoft .NET forms authentication capability for ASP.NET allows remote attackers to… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2006-01318 Microsoft w3wp (aka w3wp.exe) does not properly handle when the AspCompat directive is… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2005-01573 The __VIEWSTATE functionality in Microsoft ASP.NET 1.x allows remote attackers to conduct… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.4
- TI-2003-00711 Microsoft ASP.Net 1.1 allows remote attackers to bypass the Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2005-02103 aspnet_wp.exe in Microsoft ASP.NET web services allows remote attackers to cause a denial… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2005-00410 Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Microsoft ASP.NET (.Net) 1.0 and… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2005-1665 · CVE Program
- CVE-2005-1665 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jgxg-6xxj-cch8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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