Ubuntu
firefox package

segfault with textarea

Bug #16554 reported by Samsouk on 2005-04-28

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	firefox (Ubuntu)	Fix Released	High	Unassigned

Bug Description

I'm using hoary + mozilla-firefox 1.0.2-0ubuntu5
I have a very strange segfault with firefox when accessing some textareas
I can reproduce the segfault on a specific html page (cf. at the end)

steps:
1- save the attached file "ff-segfault.txt" to "ff-segfault.html"
2- open the saved file with firefox
3- place the cursor anywhere on the text in one of the textarea
4- use the arrow key (left or right) to move the cursor

As soon as I press the arrow key, firefox exits with segfault
I can reproduce this with a fresh profile
and I've made the same test on several versions:

- mozilla-firefox 1.0.2-0ubuntu5 : segfault
- mozilla-firefox 1.0.3-2~5.04ubp1+1.0.2-0ubuntu5 : segfault
- mozilla-firefox 1.0.2 official : works
- mozilla-firefox 1.0.3 official : works

I've also tested without the mozilla-firefox-gnome-support package

-------------------------------
<html>
<body>
<form>
test1 segfault firefox: <br>
<textarea cols="200" rows="2">

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx</textarea>
<textarea cols="200" rows="2">

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx</textarea>
test2: <br>
<textarea cols="200" rows="1">

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx</textarea>
test3: <br>
<textarea cols="105" rows="1">

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx</textarea>
<textarea cols="105" rows="1">

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx</textarea>
<textarea cols="105" rows="1">

0slxscdhdvhcuvhfhbmsokeolke,fivhfjvnfcnsjnsbjsdncfdvnfvnf:n:djcdijcdijcdvnfivhyzgxyshdee</textarea>
</form>
</body>
</html>

http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=30098: http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=30098

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