CVE-2013-0798
Mozilla Firefox before 20.0 on Android uses world-writable and world-readable permissions for the...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2013-0798- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2013-0798- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2013-0809 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2013-0809- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-99j5-vg32-77h3 No score
Mozilla Firefox before 20.0 on Android uses world-writable and world-readable permissions for the...
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.
- Record
GHSA-99j5-vg32-77h3- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2013-0798 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Mozilla Firefox, published April 3, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.99%, the 62nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.