fkie_cve-2013-0798
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2013-04-03 11:56
Modified
2025-04-11 00:51
Severity ?
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.
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
mozilla firefox *
mozilla firefox 19.0
mozilla firefox 19.0.1
google android *



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