JDK-6546086 : VM crash when parsing a classfile with garbage in it.
  • Type: Bug
  • Component: hotspot
  • Sub-Component: runtime
  • Affected Version: 7
  • Priority: P2
  • Status: Closed
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • OS: generic
  • CPU: generic
  • Submitted: 2007-04-13
  • Updated: 2012-10-08
  • Resolved: 2007-06-20
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Related Reports
Relates :  
JDK-6545149 - JLI Instrumentation.redefineClasses SIGSEGVs on java/lang/Thread
Description
An agent which tries to redefine a class with an incomplete classfile can cause a VM crash during classfile parsing.   Refer to the details of CR 6545149.  In that case, the agent is not reading the full classfile and passing the partial classfile to the VM, which is crashing.
Comments
EVALUATION Added a single check to make sure the method signature is valid before trying to parse it. This check now occurs regardless of the verification state of the class.
24-05-2007
EVALUATION The class file parser silently ignores a number of legitimate errors for trusted classes (those loaded by bootstrap and not going to be verified). Those classes should not be given a free pass since if the data is wrong it can crash the VM.
16-04-2007