mozilla / mozilla/bugbot

Some third-party crash bugs are closed too eagerly

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Description

E.g. https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1290403, the signature simply switched to another address of the same DLL.
Maybe the script, when the signature is a DLL, should remove the address part for the search.

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Research direction

Start by reviewing the linked Bugzilla case and the script that processes crash signatures, focusing on how DLL signatures retain their address during searches. Done means a signature that only changes to another address in the same DLL is not treated as a new third-party crash.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
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