Bug 230741

Summary:

Cached? websites are occasionally presenting users with a zero byte unknown download

Product:

WebKit

Reporter:

Dallas Clark <dallas.clark>

Component:

New Bugs

Assignee:

Nobody <webkit-unassigned>

Status:

NEW

Severity:

Normal

CC:

achristensen, thespyder, webkit-bug-importer

Priority:

Keywords:

InRadar

Version:

Safari 14

Hardware:

Mac (Intel)

OS:

macOS 10.15

Attachments:

Description	Flags
Screenshot showing 'Do you want to allow downloads on www.tiny.cloud?' dialog	none

Dallas Clark

Reported 2021-09-24 00:42:36 PDT

Created attachment 439132 [details] Screenshot showing 'Do you want to allow downloads on www.tiny.cloud?' dialog Overview: Clicking on a hyperlink presents an unknown zero-byte file to download. Steps to Reproduce: This is a bit hard to replicate, it appears to occur with popular websites that have cached on the browser. Clicking a hyperlink to the website/page. Actual Results: Instead of navigating to the website/page, a dialogue box appears saying 'Do you want to allow downloads on "www.tiny.cloud"?' After clicking "Allow," an unknown zero-byte file is downloaded. Expected Results: The browser redirects to the website/page. Build Date & Hardware: Safari Version 14.1.2 (16611.3.10.1.6) on Mac OS 11.5.2 Additional Builds and Platforms: None Additional Information: Found an article in the community: https://www.cryptlife.com/tips-and-tricks/fix-unknown-file-download-safari-mac

Attachments
Screenshot showing 'Do you want to allow downloads on www.tiny.cloud?' dialog (327.61 KB, image/png) 2021-09-24 00:42 PDT, Dallas Clark	no flags	Details
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Dallas Clark

Comment 1 2021-09-24 00:44:29 PDT

Additional Information: This has occurred on 2 separate occasions with 2 separate users in 2 different countries. As per the article in the original post, clearing the cache resolved the issue.

Radar WebKit Bug Importer

Comment 2 2021-10-01 00:43:17 PDT

<rdar://problem/83755985>

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