Activity log for bug #90533
| Date | Who | What changed | Old value | New value | Message |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-03-08 01:25:32 | Jo-Erlend Schinstad | bug | added bug | ||
| 2007-03-08 01:29:22 | Jo-Erlend Schinstad | description | In Ubuntu Edgy, I fed Firefox an IRC URL, like irc:irc.freenode.net/mychannel. A dialog popped up, asking me how I wanted the url to be handled. I accepted the default, xchat-remote. Then Firefox started opening _lots and lots_ of tabs. When I tried to close Firefox, it asked me wether I wanted to close the 376(!) tabs. I only had one when I entered the IRC URL. I closed Firefox, but then another Firefox instance appeared and the insanity resumed. I closed that instance and another appeared, but this time I was quick and closed it right away. Then it stopped. My system slowed down significantly. I think this should actually be considered a security issue, since a script in a web page could open an irc url, causing a DoS. This is assuming Firefox won't eventually stop opening new tabs. Even if it does, the user is forced to kill firefox, loosing whatever they were doing. | In Ubuntu Edgy, I fed Firefox an IRC URL, like (Don't click this yet:)) irc:irc.freenode.net/mychannel. A dialog popped up, asking me how I wanted the url to be handled. I accepted the default, xchat-remote. Then Firefox started opening _lots and lots_ of tabs. When I tried to close Firefox, it asked me wether I wanted to close the 376(!) tabs. I only had one when I entered the IRC URL. I closed Firefox, but then another Firefox instance appeared and the insanity resumed. I closed that instance and another appeared, but this time I was quick and closed it right away. Then it stopped. My system slowed down significantly. I think this should actually be considered a security issue, since a script in a web page could open an irc url, causing a DoS. This is assuming Firefox won't eventually stop opening new tabs. Even if it does, the user is forced to kill firefox, loosing whatever they were doing. | |
| 2007-03-08 01:43:10 | jcfp | None: statusexplanation | |||
| 2007-03-08 02:33:05 | John Vivirito | firefox: status | Unconfirmed | Needs Info | |
| 2007-03-08 02:33:05 | John Vivirito | firefox: assignee | mozilla-bugs | ||
| 2007-05-07 22:44:24 | Evan Klitzke | bug | assigned to firefox (upstream) | ||
| 2007-05-08 07:12:30 | Bug Watch Updater | firefox: status | Unknown | Confirmed | |
| 2007-06-07 23:01:47 | Alexander Sack | firefox: status | Needs Info | In Progress | |
| 2008-04-09 20:13:29 | Kees Cook | bug | added subscriber Ubuntu Security Team | ||
| 2008-11-01 00:03:22 | Alexander Sack | firefox: status | In Progress | Triaged | |
| 2008-11-01 00:03:22 | Alexander Sack | firefox: importance | Undecided | Medium | |
| 2008-11-01 00:03:22 | Alexander Sack | firefox: statusexplanation | in progress for us because upstream bug is confirmed - though old, so don't expect a quick fix for this. | ||
| 2008-11-01 00:03:33 | Alexander Sack | firefox: assignee | mozilla-bugs | ||
| 2008-11-01 00:03:44 | Alexander Sack | bug | assigned to firefox-3.0 (Ubuntu) | ||
| 2008-11-01 00:03:56 | Alexander Sack | firefox-3.0: status | New | Triaged | |
| 2008-11-01 00:03:56 | Alexander Sack | firefox-3.0: importance | Undecided | Medium | |
| 2008-11-01 00:03:56 | Alexander Sack | firefox-3.0: statusexplanation | |||
| 2009-03-10 09:31:46 | John Vivirito | firefox: status | Triaged | Won't Fix | |
| 2009-03-10 09:31:46 | John Vivirito | firefox: statusexplanation | marked firefox 2 task as wont fix since it is EOL | ||
| 2009-03-10 09:36:25 | John Vivirito | firefox-3.0: status | Triaged | Won't Fix | |
| 2009-03-10 09:36:25 | John Vivirito | firefox-3.0: statusexplanation | This wont be fixed in firefox 2 I'm closing other firefox task due to neither this bug nor upstream have not been updated in more than a year ago | ||
| 2009-03-14 05:50:48 | John Vivirito | bug | added attachment 'bug#90533-1.png' (bug#90533-1.png) | ||
| 2009-03-14 05:56:52 | John Vivirito | bug | added attachment 'bug#90533-2.png' (bug#90533-2.png) | ||
| 2010-09-17 21:38:33 | Bug Watch Updater | firefox: importance | Unknown | Wishlist | |
| 2011-10-19 16:34:33 | Jamie Strandboge | removed subscriber Ubuntu Security Team | |||
| 2015-12-15 14:12:45 | Bug Watch Updater | firefox: status | Confirmed | Won't Fix |
