Description
The HTTP/2 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-2016-8021 The HTTP/2 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: 2024-08-06T01:50:47.639Z

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

Link: CVE-2016-7153

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Status : Modified

Published: 2016-09-06T10:59:01.493

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

Link: CVE-2016-7153

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

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

Links: CVE-2016-7153 - Bugzilla

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