CVE-2016-7153 describes a "HEIST" attack vulnerability in the HTTP/2 protocol, affecting products from Apple, Google, Microsoft, Mozilla, and Opera. This flaw allows remote attackers to infer the size of cleartext data by observing the TCP congestion window, particularly when third-party cookies are sent by a web browser. Rated Medium with a CVSS score of 5.3 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N), it indicates low complexity and a potential impact of partial confidentiality compromise. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage, suggesting a low current threat level.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:edge:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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