Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 3, 2013· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2013-0798
CVE-2013-0798
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.
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Affected products
4cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=19.0.2
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:19.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:19.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <20.0
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