medium5.3
CVE-2016-7152
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 atta…
Impact
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Opera | Opera | All versions |
| Apple | Safari | All versions |
| Mozilla | Firefox | All versions |
| Microsoft | Edge | All versions |
| Microsoft | Internet Explorer | All versions |
| Chrome | All versions |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/08/new-attack-steals-ssns-e-mail-addresses-and-more-from-https-pages/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92769
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036741
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036742
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036743
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036744
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036745
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036746
- https://tom.vg/papers/heist_blackhat2016.pdf
- http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/08/new-attack-steals-ssns-e-mail-addresses-and-more-from-https-pages/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92769
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036741
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036742
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036743
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036744
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036745
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036746
- https://tom.vg/papers/heist_blackhat2016.pdf