os-linux/6897: Garbage sent with page after large (< 2 meg) pdf file accessed

[Andrew Scott <as...@casdn.neu.edu>]

>Number:         6897
>Category:       os-linux
>Synopsis:       Garbage sent with page after large (< 2 meg) pdf file accessed
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       critical
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    apache
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   apache
>Arrival-Date:   Mon Nov 27 09:40:02 PST 2000
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     ascott@casdn.neu.edu
>Release:        1.3.14
>Organization:
apache
>Environment:
Linux www.casdn.neu.edu 2.0.36 #12 Thu Oct 19 19:49:00 EDT 2000 i686 unknown
>Description:
At http://www.casdn.neu.edu/graduate/lead.shtml, if a pdf file is accessed,
the next page will have garbage preceding it. 

It could also be duplicated by going to http://www.casdn.neu.edu/graduate/pdf00-01,
accessing any of the larger pdf files, and then going to a regular html
page on the same server. Clicking reload would fix the problem.

The problem happened with IE as well as Netscape 4.7x.

Also, trying to load a second pdf file, rather than a plain html file would 
sometimes cause Acrobat to stop responding.

I went back to Apache 1.3.12, which doesn't seem to exibit the problem.
>How-To-Repeat:
At this time, you can't, as I went back to Apache 1.3.12, which doesn't seem 
to have the problem. I would be willing to try putting the server up on a different port
temporarily so that you can see the problem, if you like.
>Fix:
This looks like some sort of memory allocation problem.
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
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