The HTTP/2 protocol does not consider the role of the TCP...
Moderate severity
Unreviewed
Published
May 17, 2022
to the GitHub Advisory Database
•
Updated Jan 27, 2023
Description
Published by the National Vulnerability Database
Sep 6, 2016
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database
May 17, 2022
Last updated
Jan 27, 2023
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.
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