CVE - CVE-2016-7152

CVE-ID
CVE-2016-7152	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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BID:92769 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92769 MISC:http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/08/new-attack-steals-ssns-e-mail-addresses-and-more-from-https-pages/ MISC:https://tom.vg/papers/heist_blackhat2016.pdf SECTRACK:1036741 URL:http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036741 SECTRACK:1036742 URL:http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036742 SECTRACK:1036743 URL:http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036743 SECTRACK:1036744 URL:http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036744 SECTRACK:1036745 URL:http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036745 SECTRACK:1036746 URL:http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036746
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20160906	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20160906)
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Comments (Legacy)

Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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