CVE-2016-7152
HTTPS: HEIST attack allows attackers to sniff TLS encrypted HTTP traffic
Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.0
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Published · August 3, 2016
Updated · November 21, 2025
Description
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.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
Disable third-party cookies in the browser.
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/disable-third-party-cookies (Firefox) https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en (Google Chrome)
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.0 · 3.1CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0 · 2.6AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
CWE not specified