470734 - when entering a space between handler and address, nothing happens

Status: VERIFIED INCOMPLETE

(Firefox :: General, defect)

Description

[Catlin]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.0.5) Gecko/2008120122 Firefox/3.0.5 (.NET CLR 3.5.30729)
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.0.5) Gecko/2008120122 Firefox/3.0.5 (.NET CLR 3.5.30729)

Mozilla doesn't handle spaces to well in addresses, in the address bar.If there is a space, for example http:// www.mozilla.org; mozilla's page doesn't show up because of the space.Mozilla should auto correct, or still dispaly page.
Another example: http:// google.com  (No loading, just blank).

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.Write an address in the address bar, inserting a space between the handler and the address.
2.You see no loading.
3.Just a blank page.
Actual Results:  
Blank.

Expected Results:  
Correct the address, or ignore the space.And the display the page. 

I don't know if it is a security issue, but an attacker, might manipulate the Mozilla, somehow, to add that space, and the user wouldn't see any web pages anymore!

Comment 1

[Jeff Walden [:Waldo]]

Not security-sensitive, probably a duplicate, pretty sure I've seen this bug somewhere else in Bugzilla...

Comment 2

[Ria Klaassen (not reading all bugmail)]

Duplicate of Bug 175634 ?

Comment 3

[Dão Gottwald [:dao]]

"http:// www.mozilla.org" and "http:// google.com" actually work for me via Google's "I'm Feeling Lucky".

Comment 4

[Catlin]

For Jeff Walden: i'm pretty sure u didn't, i'm not a newbie in bug reports; i searched before submitting.
For Ria: That's something else, it's about auto-correction.
For Dao:So why have an address bar? when u turn on mozilla , just pops up google.com, no address bar, just smth to show u ,on what page u are; google's search field, the new address bar for ALL BROWSERS!!!!!
As u can see at ur comment, mozilla interprets as a link , only what is "sticked" to the "//" part (ur case, nothing).

Comment 5

[Tyler Downer [He/Him]]

This is a mass search for bugs which are in the Firefox General component, are
UNCO, have not been changed for 500 days and have an unspecified version. 

Reporter, can you please update to Firefox 3.6.10 or later, create a fresh profile, http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/managing+profiles, and test again. If you still see the issue, please update this bug. If the issue is gone, please set the status to RESOLVED > WORKSFORME.

Comment 6

[Catlin]

Checked and updated. Still nothing, or if you have auto-search in address bar, it searches for it on whatever search engine you have.

Comment 7

[Tyler Downer [He/Him]]

No reply from reporter, INCOMPLETE. Please retest with Firefox 3.6.12 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.

Comment 8

[Dão Gottwald [:dao]]

(In reply to comment #7)
> No reply from reporter

Huh?

Comment 9

[Tyler Downer [He/Him]]

No reply, INCOMPLETE. Please retest with Firefox 3.6.13 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.

Comment 10

[Catlin]

Re-Checked and updated. Still nothing, or if you have auto-search in address bar,
it searches for it on whatever search engine you have.