CVE-2013-0798

MediumCVSS 4.3/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 4.3/10AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-264

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Apr 3, 2013
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2013-0798: Medium severity, CVSS 4.3 | Vulnix