CVE-2016-7153 Information disclosure in n/a
Remote attackers can obtain cleartext data via the HEIST attack by exploiting HTTP/2 congestion window information when third-party cookies are enabled.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-7153?
CVE-2016-7153 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Safari, published on 6 Sep 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-7153?
It affects 6 products.
Products include Apple Safari, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Opera Opera Browser.
How do I fix CVE-2016-7153?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-7153 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-7153 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-7153 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Safari
Sources
Also known as GHSA-64x6-q8pq-xjmg, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-7153.