This bug has existed in nautilus ever since I first started using Linux nearly a year ago. It is easily induced by selecting a large amount of files and then right clicking a file and selecting to create a new directory. Attached is a very detailed gdb backtrace.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: nautilus 1:3.8.2-0ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature:
Uname: Linux 3.12.4-custom x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
ApportVersion: 2.12.7-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Tue Dec 31 23:47:31 2013
GsettingsChanges: b'org.gnome.nautilus.list-view' b'default-column-order' b"['name', 'size', 'type', 'date_modified', 'owner', 'group', 'permissions', 'mime_type', 'where']"
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-11-25 (36 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release amd64 (20131016.1)
SourcePackage: nautilus
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.