JDK-8003992 : File and other classes in java.io do not handle embedded nulls properly
Type:Bug
Component:core-libs
Sub-Component:java.io
Affected Version:6.0,7,8
Priority:P3
Status:Closed
Resolution:Fixed
OS:generic
CPU:generic
Submitted:2012-11-26
Updated:2019-08-20
Resolved:2013-05-06
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The plan for this one is to fix it in jdk8 first using one the approaches outlined in the previous comment. At some point in the future we can decide if this is needed for a jdk7u release.