VDB
CVE-2016-7152
CVE-2016-7152
PUBLISHED
CVSS 5.300000190734863 MEDIUM
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.
EPSS 13.98% · 96.4th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
5.300000190734863
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score
13.98%
96.4th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | oxide-qt | 1.10.3-0ubuntu0.15.10.1, 1.10.3-0ubuntu0.15.10.2, 1.11.3-0ubuntu3 |
Timeline
- Sep 6, 2016 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 13, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 19, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 10, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 4, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 27, 2023 EPSS Score
- Sep 9, 2023 EPSS Score
- Nov 1, 2023 EPSS Score
- Feb 15, 2024 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-7152 third-party-advisory
- http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/08/new-attack-steals-ssns-e-mail-addresses-and-more-from-https-pages/ third-party-advisory
- https://tom.vg/papers/heist_blackhat2016.pdf third-party-advisory
- https://www.blackhat.com/docs/us-16/materials/us-16-VanGoethem-HEIST-HTTP-Encrypted-Information-Can-Be-Stolen-Through-TCP-Windows-wp.pdf third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7152 third-party-advisory