CVE-2013-0798

Published: Apr 3, 2013Modified: Apr 29, 2026

4.3

Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Exploitability: 8.6 / Impact: 2.9

Source: NVD

Description

Mozilla Firefox before 20.0 on Android uses world-writable and world-readable permissions for the app_tmp installation directory in the local filesystem, which allows attackers to modify add-ons before installation via an application that leverages the time window during which app_tmp is used.

Affected (3)

Products: Mozilla: Firefox

1 product

Configuration A

3 vulnerable · 1 platform

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Mozilla Firefox	Up to 19.0.2
Mozilla Firefox	Version 19.0.1
Mozilla Firefox	Version 19.0

Running on/with	Platform Versions
Google Android	All versions

Related CWEs

References (6)

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00013.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2013/mfsa2013-33.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

Vendor Advisory

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=844832

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00013.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2013/mfsa2013-33.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=844832

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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