CVE-2009-1706 describes a privacy vulnerability in Apple Safari before version 4.0 on Windows, where the Private Browsing feature failed to consistently remove cookies from its alternate cookie store upon disabling the feature or exiting the application. This flaw allowed remote web servers to track users through persistent cookies. With a CVSS score of 5.0 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N), it indicates a medium severity issue, requiring no authentication and low attack complexity, primarily impacting confidentiality. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.2.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:-:windows:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0:-:windows:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.1:-:windows:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.2:-:windows:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:3.0.3:-:windows:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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