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.
Published: 2016-09-06
Score: 5.3 Medium
EPSS: 1.3% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-8020 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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T01:50:47.560Z

Reserved: 2016-09-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-7152

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-09-06T10:59:00.133

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2016-7152

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2016-08-03T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-7152 - Bugzilla

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