CVE-2013-0798

Publication date 3 April 2013

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

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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Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
firefox	12.10 quantal	Not affected
	12.04 LTS precise	Not affected
	11.10 oneiric	Not affected
	10.04 LTS lucid	Not affected
	8.04 LTS hardy	Ignored end of life

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Notes

chrisccoulson

Affects Firefox for Android only

References

MITRE
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

Other references

http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2013/mfsa2013-33.html
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-0798