CVE-2016-7152

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-7152
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-09-06 10:59:00 UTC
Updated2017-02-19 06:22:00 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-200

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Apple Safari All All All All
Application Apple Safari All All All All
Application Google Chrome - All All All
Application Google Chrome - All All All
Application Microsoft Edge - All All All
Application Microsoft Edge - All All All
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer - All All All
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer - All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox All All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox All All All All
Application Opera Opera - All All All
Application Opera Opera - All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Microsoft Internet Explorer HTTPS API Attack Against TCP Congestion Window Protocol Lets Remote Users Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information on the Target System - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com
HTTPS CVE-2016-7152 Information Disclosure Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
New attack steals SSNs, e-mail addresses, and more from HTTPS pages | Ars Technica MISC arstechnica.com Technical Description
Apple Safari HTTPS API Attack Against TCP Congestion Window Protocol Lets Remote Users Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information on the Target System - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com
tom.vg/papers/heist_blackhat2016.pdf MISC tom.vg Technical Description
Mozilla Firefox HTTPS API Attack Against TCP Congestion Window Protocol Lets Remote Users Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information on the Target System - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com
Opera HTTPS API Attack Against TCP Congestion Window Protocol Lets Remote Users Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information on the Target System - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com
Google Chrome HTTPS API Attack Against TCP Congestion Window Protocol Lets Remote Users Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information from the Target System in Certain Cases - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com
Microsoft Edge HTTPS API Attack Against TCP Congestion Window Protocol Lets Remote Users Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information on the Target System - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com
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