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.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=844832
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2013/mfsa2013-33.html
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00013.html
Scores
EPSS
0.0099
EPSS Percentile
58.7%
Details
CWE
CWE-264
Status
published
Products (3)
mozilla/firefox
19.0
mozilla/firefox
19.0.1
mozilla/firefox
< 19.0.2
Published
Apr 03, 2013
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026