[Bug 380318] [NEW] Firefox eats all memory when displaying svg

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Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: firefox-3.0
Ubuntu 9.04

Firefox starts eating memory when attempting to display an svg. As an example check this page:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sun_and_VY_Canis_Majoris.svg. The page itself won't cause this error but clicking the image will.

The bug is discussed and confirmed here:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=7343813#post7343813

** Affects: firefox-3.0 (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Description changed:

+ Binary package hint: firefox-3.0
+ Ubuntu 9.04
+ 
  Firefox starts eating memory when attempting to display an svg. As an example check this page:
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sun_and_VY_Canis_Majoris.svg. The page itself won't cause this error but clicking the image will.
  
  The bug is discussed and confirmed here:
  http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=7343813#post7343813

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Firefox eats all memory when displaying svg
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/380318
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