[Bug 533915] [NEW] Opening a really big image file in a new tab causes xserver to crash

[Benjamin Geese]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: firefox

Here is how i could reproduce this moe than once:
I was browsing in facebook an right-clicked on a link a friend posted to open the link in new tab.
the link directs to : http://www.german-design-council.de/fileadmin/Bilder/Designpreis_der_BRD/DP_2010/ice_3_cmyk.jpg. thats a really big image which takes a long time to long. if i now click on the loading tap to open it, the whole i server crashes and i am presented the gdm login screen.

interestingly: if i wait until the image is loaded, i can open the tab
without a crash - but the display is corrupted.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun Mar  7 18:41:16 2010
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
FirefoxPackages:
 firefox 3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5
 firefox-gnome-support 3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5
 firefox-branding 3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5
 abroswer N/A
 abrowser-branding N/A
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Alpha i386 (20100224.1)
Package: firefox 3.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu5
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-15.22-generic
SourcePackage: firefox
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-15-generic i686

** Affects: firefox (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-bug i386 lucid

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Opening a really big image file in a new tab causes xserver to crash
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/533915
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