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.
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cve-icon MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2016-09-06T10:00:00

Updated: 2016-11-25T20:57:01

Reserved: 2016-09-06T00:00:00


Link: CVE-2016-7152

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-09-06T10:59:00.133

Modified: 2017-02-19T06:22:11.950


Link: CVE-2016-7152

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