CVE-2011-3242

MediumCVSS 5.0/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

The Private Browsing feature in Apple Safari before 5.1.1 on Mac OS X does not properly recognize the Always value of the Block Cookies setting, which makes it easier for remote web servers to track users via a cookie.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 5.0/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Oct 14, 2011
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2011-3242: Medium severity, CVSS 5.0 | Vulnix