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: 2016-09-06T10:00:00

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

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

Link: CVE-2016-7152

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

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

Modified: 2017-02-19T06:22:11.950

Link: CVE-2016-7152

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

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

Links: CVE-2016-7152 - Bugzilla