395513 - firefox fails to open GDB bug database webpage on linux

Status: RESOLVED INCOMPLETE

(Firefox :: General, defect)

Description

[martin]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; en-US; rv:1.8.1.6) Gecko/20070725 Firefox/2.0.0.6
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; en-US; rv:1.8.1.6) Gecko/20070725 Firefox/2.0.0.6

1. go to this webpage: http://sourceware.org/gdb/bugs/
2. in the beginning of that page it says "GDB has a Bug Database" and the words "Bug Database" are actually a hyperlink.
3. click that hyperlink.

On Windows 2000 with Firefox 2.0.0.6 this works great.
On Ubuntu Gutsy Tribe 5 with Firefox 2.0.0.6 something weird happens. The title bar changes to gnats main something but I still see the contents from the first webpage. No matter how long I wait, I never get the redirection which happens on Windows.

Also Firefox seems unstable after I've done this, maybe there is some weird memory corruption going on; in that case this might be a security problem.

Reproducible: Always

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Comment 1

[Tyler Downer [He/Him]]

This bug was reported on Firefox 2.x or older, which is no longer supported and will not be receiving any more updates. I strongly suggest that you update to Firefox 3.6.3 or later, update your plugins (flash, adobe, etc.), and retest in a new profile. If you still see the issue with the updated Firefox, please post here. Otherwise, please close as RESOLVED > WORKSFORME
http://www.mozilla.com
http://support.mozilla.com/kb/Managing+profiles
http://support.mozilla.com/kb/Safe+mode

Comment 2

[Tyler Downer [He/Him]]

No reply, INCOMPLETE. Please retest with Firefox 3.6.x or later and a new profile (http://support.mozilla.com/kb/Managing+profiles). If you continue to see this issue with the newest firefox and a new profile, then please comment on this bug.