############################################################## Fourteenforty Research Institute, Inc. Security Advisory World read and write access to app_tmp directory on Firefox for Android 2013/04/02 ############################################################## === Summary === World read and write access to app_tmp directory on Firefox for Android allows replacing Firefox add-ons. === Severity === Middle === Affected Products === Fireforx for Android before version 20 === Potential Security Impact === Information leak Information falsification === Solution === Update Firefox for Android === Detailed Description === The app_tmp directory is set to be world readable and writeable by Firefox for Android. This potentially allows for third party applications to replace or alter Firefox add-ons when downloaded because they are temporarily stored in the app_tmp directory before installation. == Time Table == 2013/02/22 The vulnerability was reported to Mozilla 2013/04/02 The fixed version of Firefox for Android was released === Credits === This vulnerability was discovered by Shuichiro Suzuki of Fourteenforty Research Institute. === Reference === CVE No. : CVE-2013-0798 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-0798 Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory : https://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2013/mfsa2013-33.html FFRI Advisory URL: http://www.fourteenforty.jp/cgi-bin/advisory/advisory.cgi?type=release&id=FFRRA-20130402 === About FFRI === Fourteenforty Research Institute (FFRI) is a leading security products and service vendor in Japan providing innovative security software and vulnerability research information. Our commitment is to secure our IT-driven society by protecting information system from unpredictable threats. http://www.fourteenforty.jp research-feedback@fourteenforty.jp === Copyright === 2007 - 2013 Fourteenforty Research Institute, Inc. All rights reserved.