CVE-2016-7153

Severity CVSS v4.0:

Pending analysis

Type:

CWE-200 Information Leak / Disclosure

Publication date:

06/09/2016

Last modified:

12/04/2025

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.

Impact

Vector 3.x

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N CVSS v3.1 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 5.30 MEDIUM
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): None

Base Score 3.x

5.30

Severity 3.x

MEDIUM

Vector 2.0

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 5.00 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Physical
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): None

Base Score 2.0

5.00

Severity 2.0

MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE	From	Up to
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:edge:-:::::::*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:-:::::::*
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:-:::::::*
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari::::::::
cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:-:::::::*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox::::::::

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page

CPE	From	Up to
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:edge:-:::::::*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:-:::::::*
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:-:::::::*
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari::::::::
cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:-:::::::*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox::::::::

CVE-2016-7153

Description

Impact

Vulnerable products and versions

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools