VDB
CVE-2016-7152
CVE-2016-7152
PUBLISHED
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 1.25% · 79.7th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
1.25%
79.7th 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 12, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 17, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 1, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 24, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 15, 2023 EPSS Score
- Oct 28, 2023 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