General Information

Browser Exploit Against SSL TLS

Variants:
Direct 

Also Known As:
BEAST Attack

Vector Type:
Attack

Relevance:
Technology Version Specific

Layer:
Web-Infrastructure-Level

Platforms:
Any

Target Type:
Web Application

Affected Mechanisms:
Browser Security, Communication Encryption

Invented In:
23/09/2011

Added In:
21/12/2014

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Direct Variant:

BEAST

Also Known As:
Browser Exploit Against SSL TLS

Typical Severity:
Major

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