Medium severity5.3NVD Advisory· Published Sep 6, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2016-7153
CVE-2016-7153
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.
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
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References
9- arstechnica.com/security/2016/08/new-attack-steals-ssns-e-mail-addresses-and-more-from-https-pages/nvdTechnical Description
- tom.vg/papers/heist_blackhat2016.pdfnvdTechnical Description
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/92773nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1036741nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1036742nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1036743nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1036744nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1036745nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1036746nvd
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