Microsoft ASP.NET 1.0/1.1 __VIEWSTATE denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Microsoft ASP.NET 1.0/1.1. The affected element is an unknown function. The manipulation of the argument __VIEWSTATE results in denial of service. This vulnerability was named CVE-2005-1665. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is best to exchange the affected component with an alternative.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Microsoft ASP.NET 1.0/1.1. Affected is some unknown functionality. The manipulation of the argument __VIEWSTATE with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The bug was discovered 05/05/2005. The weakness was presented 05/05/2005 by Michal Zalewski (Website). The advisory is available at secunia.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2005-1665 since 05/18/2005. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1499 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at msdn.microsoft.com. The problem might be mitigated by replacing the product with as an alternative. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be establishing an alternative product. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 15959. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 11596.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (20408), OSVDB (16195†), Secunia (SA15241†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-11063†). See VDB-1457 for similar entry. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Denial of service
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Patch: msdn.microsoft.com

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Researcher: Michal Zalewski
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2005-1665 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-1665
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-1458
X-Force: 20408 - Microsoft ASP.NET Framework _VIEWSTATE denial of service, Medium Risk
Secunia: 15241 - ASP.NET ViewState Denial of Service and Security Bypass, Less Critical
OSVDB: 16195 - Microsoft ASP.NET __VIEWSTATE Functionality Nested Request DoS
Vulnerability Center: 11063 - Microsoft ASP.NET 1.* Remote CPU Consumption Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/26/2005 12:00
Updated: 07/02/2019 20:24
Changes: 05/26/2005 12:00 (80), 07/02/2019 20:24 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:B93:103

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