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CVE-2016-7152

The HTTPS protocol does not consider the role of the TCP congestion window in providing information about content length, which makes it…

Medium5.3EPSS 12.8%
Published
Updated
Reserved
Assigned by
mitre

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.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2016-7152, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
NVDNVD · Modified3.0Medium5.3CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
12.8% · top 3.7% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.3.

Weakness

Affected products

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