CVE-2013-0798

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Published Apr 3, 2013 CVSS 2.0 · 4.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

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 Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:19.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:19.0.1:::::::*

cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2013-0809	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.994% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00013.html
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2013/mfsa2013-33.html
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=844832

History

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Subscriptions

Google Android

Mozilla Firefox

Weaknesses

CWE-264

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 2:41 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mozilla
Published: Apr 3, 2013, 10:00 AM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 2:41 PM
Reserved: Jan 2, 2013, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:50 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Apr 3, 2013, 11:56 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:50 PM

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