Formatting errors in alert for invalid security certificate
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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firefox (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: firefox
When I right-click on a link and select "Open Link in New Tab" from the menu, an alert is displayed if the page in the new tab has an invalid SSL certificate.
However, the alert box is malformed; the text contains bare HTML tags and a literal (null) where I imagine the author expected to see a live link and some text.
The following is as faithful as I can make it. For company policy reasons, I cannot provide a screen shot, as it would reveal internal server names etc.
Alert [X]
host.
The certificate is not trusted because the issuer certificate is unknown.
The certificate is only valid for <a id="cert_
</a>
(Error code: sec_error_
The page which is displayed in the new tab also has the (null) string in the text "The certificate is only valid for (null)".
Hardy amd64; I have the feeling a recent Firefox 3 upgrade (RC1) might have introduced this error.
vnix$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 8.04
Release: 8.04
vnix$ apt-cache policy firefox
firefox:
Installed: 3.0~rc1+
Candidate: 3.0~rc1+
Version table:
*** 3.0~rc1+
500 http://
100 /var/lib/
3.
500 http://
On Wed, Jun 04, 2008 at 06:00:19AM -0000, era wrote: com:443 uses an invalid security certificate. domain_ link" title=" secure. example. com">(null) unknown_ issuer)
> Public bug reported:
>
> Binary package hint: firefox
>
> When I right-click on a link and select "Open Link in New Tab" from the
> menu, an alert is displayed if the page in the new tab has an invalid
> SSL certificate.
>
> However, the alert box is malformed; the text contains bare HTML tags
> and a literal (null) where I imagine the author expected to see a live
> link and some text.
>
> The following is as faithful as I can make it. For company policy
> reasons, I cannot provide a screen shot, as it would reveal internal
> server names etc.
>
> Alert
> [X]
>
> host.example.
>
> The certificate is not trusted because the issuer certificate is unknown.
> The certificate is only valid for <a id="cert_
> </a>
>
> (Error code: sec_error_
> [OK]
>
> The page which is displayed in the new tab also has the (null) string in
> the text "The certificate is only valid for (null)".
>
> Hardy amd64; I have the feeling a recent Firefox 3 upgrade (RC1) might
> have introduced this error.
Please ensure that you have firefox properly restarted. to be sure
re-login at best.
status incomplete
- Alexander