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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Mozilla Firefox (Web Browser) (affected version not known). Affected is some unknown functionality of the component HTTPS Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (HEIST). CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:
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.
The weakness was released 08/03/2016 by Mathy Vanhoef and Tom Van Goethem with iMinds-DistriNet as HEIST: HTTP Encrypted Information can be Stolen through TCP-windows as confirmed paper (Blackhat). The advisory is shared for download at blackhat.com. The public release happened without coordination with the vendor. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-7152 since 09/06/2016. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 09/15/2022). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592. This vulnerability has a historic impact due to its background and reception.
The best possible mitigation is suggested to be Workaround.
Further details are available at arstechnica.com. Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 91292, 91293, 91294 and 91295.
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CPE 2.3
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.4
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Exploiting
Name: HEISTClass: Information disclosure / HEIST
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
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Timeline
08/03/2016 🔍09/06/2016 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: mozilla.orgProduct: mozilla.org
Advisory: HEIST: HTTP Encrypted Information can be Stolen through TCP-windows
Researcher: Mathy Vanhoef, Tom Van Goethem
Organization: iMinds-DistriNet
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2016-7152 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1036741
SecurityFocus: 92769 - HTTPS CVE-2016-7152 Information Disclosure Vulnerability
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Entry
Created: 09/07/2016 11:07Updated: 09/15/2022 07:24
Changes: 09/07/2016 11:07 (50), 04/10/2019 22:26 (12), 09/15/2022 07:19 (3), 09/15/2022 07:24 (11)
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