CVE-2012-0640

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Apple Safari versions prior to 5.1.4

Description The issue is related to the improper implementation of cookie blocking in WebKit, which allows remote web servers to track users via a cookie. This affects the "From third parties and advertisers" cookie blocking feature.

Recommendations For versions prior to 5.1.4, update to version 5.1.4 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting or disabling third-party cookie access until the update is applied.