ghsa-64x6-q8pq-xjmg
Vulnerability from github
Published
2022-05-17 02:58
Modified
2025-04-12 13:03
Severity ?
5.3 (Medium) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Details

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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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2016-7153"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-200"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2016-09-06T10:59:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "GHSA-64x6-q8pq-xjmg",
  "modified": "2025-04-12T13:03:47Z",
  "published": "2022-05-17T02:58:38Z",
  "references": [
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      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7153"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://tom.vg/papers/heist_blackhat2016.pdf"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/08/new-attack-steals-ssns-e-mail-addresses-and-more-from-https-pages"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92773"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036741"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036742"
    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036743"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036744"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036745"
    },
    {
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      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}


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