What is the severity of CVE-2006-3731?

CVE-2006-3731 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability that may cause the affected system to crash.

How do I fix CVE-2006-3731?

To mitigate CVE-2006-3731, update Mozilla Firefox to version 1.5.0.5 or later.

Which versions of Firefox are affected by CVE-2006-3731?

CVE-2006-3731 affects Mozilla Firefox versions 1.5.0.4 and earlier, including beta versions.

What kind of attacks can exploit CVE-2006-3731?

CVE-2006-3731 can be exploited by remote user-assisted attackers through specially crafted multipart/form-data forms.

Is there any connection between CVE-2006-3731 and LiveHTTPHeaders extension?

Yes, a third party has claimed that CVE-2006-3731 may be related to the LiveHTTPHeaders extension.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2006-3731

low

2.6

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

21/7/2006

17/10/2018

CVE-2006-3731

First published: Fri Jul 21 2006(Updated: )

Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.4 and earlier allows remote user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a form with a multipart/form-data encoding and a user-uploaded file. NOTE: a third party has claimed that this issue might be related to the LiveHTTPHeaders extension.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Firefox	=1.5
Firefox	=1.5-beta1
Firefox	=1.5-beta2
Firefox	=1.5.0.1
Firefox	=1.5.0.2
Firefox	=1.5.0.3
Firefox	=1.5.0.4

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What is the severity of CVE-2006-3731?
CVE-2006-3731 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability that may cause the affected system to crash.
How do I fix CVE-2006-3731?
To mitigate CVE-2006-3731, update Mozilla Firefox to version 1.5.0.5 or later.
Which versions of Firefox are affected by CVE-2006-3731?
CVE-2006-3731 affects Mozilla Firefox versions 1.5.0.4 and earlier, including beta versions.
What kind of attacks can exploit CVE-2006-3731?
CVE-2006-3731 can be exploited by remote user-assisted attackers through specially crafted multipart/form-data forms.
Is there any connection between CVE-2006-3731 and LiveHTTPHeaders extension?
Yes, a third party has claimed that CVE-2006-3731 may be related to the LiveHTTPHeaders extension.

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