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.
The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5784 | vendor advisory |
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Jun/msg00000.html | vendor advisory |