MEDIUM
WebKit in Apple Safari before 5.1.4 does not properly implement "From third parties and advertisers" cookie blocking, which makes it easier for remote web servers to track users via a cookie
Published Mar 12, 2012
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.05%
Description
WebKit in Apple Safari before 5.1.4 does not properly implement "From third parties and advertisers" cookie blocking, which makes it easier for remote web servers to track users via a cookie.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- ≤ 5.1.3
- 1.0
- 1.0
- 1.0
- 1.0.0
- 1.0.0b1
- 1.0.0b2
- 1.0.1
- 1.0.2
- 1.0.3
- 1.0.3
- 1.0.3
- 1.0b1
- 1.1
- 1.1.0
- 1.1.1
- 1.2
- 1.2.0
- 1.2.1
- 1.2.2
- 1.2.3
- 1.2.4
- 1.2.5
- 1.3
- 1.3.0
- 1.3.1
- 1.3.2
- 1.3.2
- 1.3.2
- 2
- 2.0
- 2.0.0
- 2.0.1
- 2.0.2
- 2.0.3
- 2.0.3
- 2.0.3
- 2.0.3
- 2.0.3
- 2.0.4
- 2.0.4
- 3
- 3.0
- 3.0.0
- 3.0.0
- 3.0.0b
- 3.0.0b
- 3.0.1
- 3.0.1
- 3.0.1
- 3.0.1b
- 3.0.1b
- 3.0.2
- 3.0.2
- 3.0.2b
- 3.0.2b
- 3.0.3
- 3.0.3
- 3.0.3b
- 3.0.3b
- 3.0.4
- 3.0.4
- 3.0.4b
- 3.0.4b
- 3.1.0
- 3.1.0
- 3.1.0b
- 3.1.0b
- 3.1.1
- 3.1.1b
- 3.1.2
- 3.1.2b
- 3.2.0
- 3.2.0b
- 3.2.1
- 3.2.1b
- 3.2.2
- 3.2.2b
- 4.0
- 4.0
- 4.0.0b
- 4.0.1
- 4.0.2
- 4.0.3
- 4.0.4
- 4.0.5
- 4.1
- 4.1.1
- 4.1.2
- 5.0
- 5.0.1
- 5.0.2
- 5.0.4
- 5.0.5
- 5.0.6
- 5.1
- 5.1.1
- 5.1.2
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.05% 0.01050
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01050
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.05% (0.01050) | 63.00th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.06% (0.01062) | 60.08th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.29% (0.00291) | 50.43th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.15% (0.00147) | 52.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 20, 2024 | 0.15% (0.00147) | 50.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.15% (0.00147) | 48.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 36.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 2, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 34.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 32.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 16.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (3)
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Mar/msg00003.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48377 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026785 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Mar/msg00003.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/48377 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026785 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner apple
Published Mar 12, 2012
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Jan 12, 2012
Link CVE-2012-0640
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a