Undefined entity error when accessing site with invalid SSL certificate

[Justin Cherniak]

Binary package hint: firefox

When I try and access the following site in firefox (3.6): https://vps.hoofers.org:2087, I get the following error:

XML Parsing Error: undefined entity
Location: jar:file:///usr/lib/firefox-3.6/chrome/browser.jar!/content/browser/certerror/aboutCertError.xhtml
Line Number 59, Column 12: <title>&certerror.pagetitle;</title>
-----------^

This site has an invalid SSL certificate, and with this error, I cannot accept the certificate and as such, access the site.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: firefox 3.6.3+nobinonly-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-16.25-generic
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-16-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Apr 4 22:30:26 2010
FirefoxPackages:
 firefox 3.6.3+nobinonly-0ubuntu1
 firefox-gnome-support 3.6.3+nobinonly-0ubuntu1
 firefox-branding 3.6.3+nobinonly-0ubuntu1
 abroswer N/A
 abrowser-branding N/A
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Beta amd64 (20100318)
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: firefox

[rubo77 (rubo77)]

i have the same problem when accessing a https site with a certificate that is not trusted.

is there a bugfix or a work-around?

[rubo77 (rubo77)]

i found out, that after closing all firefox windows (also the download window!) at the next start the problem is gone

[Andybuntu (balinsky)]

I think this happens when you update firefox but still have it open. As mentioned. Restart firefox, and all is good again.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.