CVE-2005-1665

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.

Published: 2005-05-18 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-1665 is rated Moderate Risk (59.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 40.33%, 98th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +5.80% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-1665

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 34.53% 40.33% +5.80%
2 2026-03-04 30.11% 34.53% +4.42%
3 2026-03-01 30.11%

Full EPSS history (33 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-1665

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-1665

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-1665

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft asp.net 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:asp.net:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft asp.net 1.1 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:asp.net:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-1665

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