CVE-2016-7152 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.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Reference

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

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

LOW

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

NONE

Base Severity

5.3