CVE-2013-0798 (GCVE-0-2013-0798)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2013-04-03 10:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 14:41
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=844832 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2013/mfs… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-annou… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE |
Date Public
2013-04-02 00:00
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