CVE-2011-0159

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2011-03-11 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-20

Description

The Safari Settings feature in Safari in Apple iOS 4.x before 4.3 does not properly implement the clearing of cookies during execution of the Safari application, which might make it easier for remote web servers to track users by setting a cookie.

Affected products

Apple Iphone Os: 4.0, 4.1, 4.2

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Mar/msg00003.html
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4564
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46810
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025182
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Mar/msg00003.html
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4564
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46810
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025182

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