The Private Browsing feature in CFNetwork in Apple Mac OS X before 10.8.4 does not prevent storage of permanent cookies upon exit from Safari, which might allow physically proximate attackers to bypass cookie-based authentication by leveraging an unattended workstation.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2013-0993 The Private Browsing feature in CFNetwork in Apple Mac OS X before 10.8.4 does not prevent storage of permanent cookies upon exit from Safari, which might allow physically proximate attackers to bypass cookie-based authentication by leveraging an unattended workstation.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published:

Updated: 2024-09-16T22:35:28.459Z

Reserved: 2013-01-10T00:00:00Z

Link: CVE-2013-0982

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2013-06-05T14:39:55.443

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2013-0982

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