CVE-2016-7152
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Sep 6, 2016
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Reserved
- Sep 6, 2016
Description
The HTTPS protocol does not consider the role of the TCP congestion window in providing information about content length, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain cleartext data by leveraging a web-browser configuration in which third-party cookies are sent, aka a "HEIST" attack.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
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n/an/a |
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References
- 1036741vdb-entry
- 1036742vdb-entry
- 92769vdb-entry
- https://tom.vg/papers/heist_blackhat2016.pdf
- 1036745vdb-entry
- http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/08/new-attack-steals-ssns-e-mail-addresses-and-more-from-https-pages/
- 1036744vdb-entry
- 1036743vdb-entry
- 1036746vdb-entry
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