[MASTER] chrome error when viewing untrusted https site using firefox with some locales

[Jan Claeys]

No more "me too" PLEASE !

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Binary package hint: firefox-3.5

When I use Firefox 3.5 in Dutch on karmic, I get a chrome error when accessing a site with an "untrusted" SSL certificate:

XML-parsefout: ongedefinieerde entiteit
Locatie: jar:file:///usr/lib/firefox-3.5.3/chrome/browser.jar!/content/browser/certerror/aboutCertError.xhtml
Regelnummer 241, kolom 34: <p id="introContentP1">&certerror.introPara1;</p>
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(For those who don't understand Dutch, the message says that there is an XML parsing error because the "&certerror.introPara1;" entity found on line 241, column 34 is not defined.)

This error is not present when I start Firefox with LANG=C, so I guess the bug is in the translations somewhere...

[Micah Gersten (micahg)]

Triaged in Firefox awaiting review of translation team.

[Jan Claeys (janc)]

Seems like all(?) translations are missing the following entry on top, so this is no translator issue:

<!ENTITY % brandDTD
    SYSTEM "chrome://branding/locale/brand.dtd">
  %brandDTD;

[Michal Matyska (michal-matyska)]

The same happened to me with Czech translation....

Chyba parsování XML: Nedefinovaná entita
Adresa: jar:file:///usr/lib/firefox-3.5.3/chrome/browser.jar!/content/browser/certerror/aboutCertError.xhtml
Číslo řádku 241, sloupec 34: <p id="introContentP1">&certerror.introPara1;</p>
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[Micah Gersten (micahg)]

Moving to langpack-o-matic for triage.

[bugmenot (bugmenot2345234532)]

I have the same error in german firefox:

XML-Verarbeitungsfehler: Nicht definierte Entität
Adresse: jar:file:///usr/lib/firefox-3.5.3/chrome/browser.jar!/content/browser/certerror/aboutCertError.xhtml
Zeile Nr. 241, Spalte 34: <p id="introContentP1">&certerror.introPara1;</p>
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is there any workaround? in the moment we are using epiphany to access the firewall-system, but thats a disappointing situation because firefox is the standard browser...

[sunblade (sunblade)]

Error also occur, when going to "about:mozilla" (german locale).

XML-Verarbeitungsfehler: nicht wohlgeformt
Adresse: jar:file:///usr/lib/xulrunner-1.9.1.3/chrome/toolkit.jar!/content/global/mozilla.xhtml
Zeile Nr. 90, Spalte 1:
&mozilla.quote;
^

(xml parsing error: not well formed)

[Jan Claeys (janc)]

@P-Baumgart: there is a workaround, start Firefox from a terminal as follows (or create a little shell script that starts firefox like that):

LANG=C firefox

That will run Firefox in US English (the problem is with the translations).

@sunblade: that is not the same error of course, but maybe it's caused by the same or a similar bug in the system that converts Launchpad translations to Mozilla format translations...

[laures (m-vovcu)]

Hi,

I had the same problem (Karmic, german Firefox). I started firefox as Claeys mentioned, accepted the untrusted certificate, closed firefox and started it again (just "firefox", no "LANG=C firefox") and voila, it works.

Seems like the problem occurs only in case the certificate isn't accepted already.

[Ciso (cisoprogressivo)]

Same here with italian translation :S

[Alexander Sack (asac)]

cannot be fixed for beta as it involves a complete re-creation of all langpacks. will get it fixed right after beta.

[Valombre (valombre-d)]

Hi,
same problem here for french locale testing karmic Beta.

[v0v04ka (v0v04ka)]

Russian locale the same.
Karmic Beta clear setup.

[Aether (aetherbeta)]

Spanish does not work too...
Firefox manage to start with Jan's method...
Testing Karmic from online update.

[Răzvan Sandu (razvan-sandu)]

This bug affects me too...

I've tried to access a Linksys WAP4410N's https interface from Firefox, after I've upgraded my Ubuntu 9.04 to 9.10 beta.

Interface is in Romanian.

And I've got this:

Eroare la analiza XML: entitate nedefinită
Adresă: jar:file:///usr/lib/firefox-3.5.3/chrome/browser.jar!/content/browser/certerror/aboutCertError.xhtml
Număr linie 241, coloană 34: <p id="introContentP1">&certerror.introPara1;</p>
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[Mathieu Marquer (slasher-fun)]

Please, if you just want to see "me too", there is a "this bug affects me too" option on https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox-3.5/+bug/429835/+affectsmetoo

Thank you.

[Peter (pesto)]

This bug is similar to #424746

[Martin Pitt (pitti)]

Alex says that this was a bug in the po2xpi script in langpack-o-matic. The bug was fixed, new langpacks will be uploaded today.

[Alexander Sack (asac)]

should be fixed released. ww have bug 437545 open for the still existing langpack-o-matic/po2xpi bug wrt devmode. so invalidating that part of this bug too.

[Timo Jyrinki (timo-jyrinki)]

Reopening (sorry for reopening for both langpack-o-matic and firefox, since unsure). Still happens with Finnish, even on a fresh install, eg. when opening https://nm.debian.org/:

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XML-jäsennysvirhe: määrittelemätön entiteetti
URL: jar:file:///usr/lib/firefox-3.5.3/chrome/browser.jar!/content/browser/certerror/aboutCertError.xhtml
Rivinumero 241, sarake 34: <p id="introContentP1">&certerror.introPara1;</p>
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[Mathieu Marquer (slasher-fun)]

Works fine with French language at least.

[Ante Karamatić (ivoks)]

Mathieu Marquer wrote:

> Works fine with French language at least.

And with Croatian...

[Timo Jyrinki (timo-jyrinki)]

Changed title unless there are other locales with similar error still. Anyway, the error message is the same as in the original bug report.

[Alexander Sack (asac)]

finnish is struck by the still open langpack-o-matic part of this bug because its one of the few whitelisted for po2xpi ... i removed fi from whitelist for now in 9.10 ... once its fixed we will enable it again.

[Timo Jyrinki (timo-jyrinki)]

Kind thanks for the fix, whenever it will be released.

[Tuukka Hastrup (tuukkah)]

This seems to be fixed now. Thanks!

[Yannig MARCHEGAY (Kokoyaya) (yannick-marchegay)]

Same problem for Occitan.

[João Pinto (joaopinto)]

The problem is present on lucid's firefox, I am experiencing with LANG=pt_PT.UTF-8 .

[Michal Matyska (michal-matyska)]

I have the problem with firefox-3.5.6 on lucid with cs_CZ.UTF-8 locales.
As workaround I can start firefox with C or en_US.UTF-8 locales, which shows expected page about certificate issue.

[Jeremy Nickurak (nickurak)]

Getting this with firefox 3.6.12+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.04.1 from lucid-updates.

[Jeremy Nickurak (nickurak)]

Should add, this is with en_CA.UTF-8

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Rolf Leggewie (r0lf)]

karmic has seen the end of its life and is no longer receiving any updates. Marking the karmic task for this ticket as "Won't Fix".