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[Simon Schaak <839251@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

This seems to be fixed in firefox 7.0.1 (tested on 10.10/maverick with
7.0.1+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.10.1~mfs1), but can be confirmed for
eog 2.32.0-0ubuntu1.

The same symptoms can be observed when this and 2 other gifs are opened
with google chrome 16.0.904.0, see
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=100170

** Bug watch added: code.google.com/p/chromium/issues #100170
   http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=100170

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Title:
  EOG and Firefox eat up memory when opening animated GIF

Status in “firefox” package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  When trying to open a specific GIF file with either Firefox or EOG,
  the process eats up all the system memory (4GB in my case), so the
  system starts to swap and becomes unusable.

  According to the file(1) utility:
  evil-2336-6467_c39e.gif: GIF image data, version 89a, 20000 x 8880
  Also, GIMP manages to open the file, showing 42 transparent frames of size 20000 x 8880, except the first frame, which is completely black. 

  KolourPaint, the Windows Explorer and the Windows Internet Explorer
  display the file as a 44x44 pixel image, which I suppose is the
  correct size. However, also the GNOME file open dialog displayes the
  first frame from the file correctly.

  Versions used on my system:
  firefox                               3.6.21+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.04.1, from lucid-updates
  gimp                                  2.6.10-1ubuntu3~ppa1~lucid1, from ppa:lucid-bleed/ppa
  kolourpaint4                          4:4.4.5-0ubuntu1, from lucid-updates
  file                                  5.03-5ubuntu1, from lucid
  eog                                   2.30.0-0ubuntu1, from lucid

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
  Package: eog 2.30.0-0ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-34.76-generic 2.6.32.44+drm33.19
  Uname: Linux 2.6.32-34-generic x86_64
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Fri Sep  2 04:34:46 2011
  EcryptfsInUse: Yes
  SourcePackage: eog
  --- 
  Architecture: amd64
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
  EcryptfsInUse: Yes
  FirefoxPackages:
   firefox 3.6.22+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.04.1
   firefox-gnome-support 3.6.22+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.04.1
   firefox-branding 3.6.22+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.04.1
   abroswer N/A
   abrowser-branding N/A
  Package: firefox 3.6.22+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.04.1
  PackageArchitecture: amd64
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-32.62-generic 2.6.32.38+drm33.16
  Tags: lucid
  Uname: Linux 2.6.32-32-generic x86_64
  UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout disk fuse lpadmin plugdev sambashare src vboxusers

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