JDK-8193761 : FileSystemView::getParentDirectory throws SecurityException which is not mentioned in its specification.
  • Type: Bug
  • Component: client-libs
  • Affected Version: 8,9,10
  • Priority: P3
  • Status: Open
  • Resolution: Unresolved
  • OS: generic
  • CPU: generic
  • Submitted: 2017-12-18
  • Updated: 2021-12-20
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JDK-8182041 - File Chooser Shortcut Panel folders under on JDK 9
Description
Selecting inaccessible parent folder (using go up button) in JFileChooser may result in SecurityException which is not caught in JFileChooser and this method result is not mentioned in the method specification. 

Exception in thread "AWT-EventQueue-0" java.security.AccessControlException: access denied ("java.io.FilePermission" "/home" "read")
	at java.base/java.security.AccessControlContext.checkPermission(AccessControlContext.java:472)
	at java.base/java.security.AccessController.checkPermission(AccessController.java:895)
	at java.base/java.lang.SecurityManager.checkPermission(SecurityManager.java:558)
	at java.base/java.lang.SecurityManager.checkRead(SecurityManager.java:897)
	at java.base/java.io.File.exists(File.java:815)
	at java.desktop/javax.swing.filechooser.FileSystemView.getParentDirectory(FileSystemView.java:571)
	at java.desktop/javax.swing.JFileChooser.changeToParentDirectory(JFileChooser.java:607)
	at java.desktop/javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicFileChooserUI$ChangeToParentDirectoryAction.actionPerformed(BasicFileChooserUI.java:1018)
	at java.desktop/javax.swing.AbstractButton.fireActionPerformed(AbstractButton.java:1967)
	at java.desktop/javax.swing.AbstractButton$Handler.actionPerformed(AbstractButton.java:2308)
	at java.desktop/javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.fireActionPerformed(DefaultButtonModel.java:405)
	at java.desktop/javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.setPressed(DefaultButtonModel.java:262)
	at java.desktop/javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicButtonListener.mouseReleased(BasicButtonListener.java:270)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.AWTEventMulticaster.mouseReleased(AWTEventMulticaster.java:297)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.Component.processMouseEvent(Component.java:6589)
	at java.desktop/javax.swing.JComponent.processMouseEvent(JComponent.java:3343)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.Component.processEvent(Component.java:6354)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.Container.processEvent(Container.java:2260)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Component.java:4966)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.java:2318)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:4798)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.retargetMouseEvent(Container.java:4906)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.processMouseEvent(Container.java:4535)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Container.java:4476)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.java:2304)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.Window.dispatchEventImpl(Window.java:2772)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:4798)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(EventQueue.java:772)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue.access$600(EventQueue.java:97)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue$4.run(EventQueue.java:721)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue$4.run(EventQueue.java:715)
	at java.base/java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
	at java.base/java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(ProtectionDomain.java:89)
	at java.base/java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(ProtectionDomain.java:99)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue$5.run(EventQueue.java:745)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue$5.run(EventQueue.java:743)
	at java.base/java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
	at java.base/java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(ProtectionDomain.java:89)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:742)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(EventDispatchThread.java:203)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(EventDispatchThread.java:124)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(EventDispatchThread.java:117)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.WaitDispatchSupport$2.run(WaitDispatchSupport.java:190)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.event.InvocationEvent.dispatch(InvocationEvent.java:313)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(EventQueue.java:770)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue.access$600(EventQueue.java:97)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue$4.run(EventQueue.java:721)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue$4.run(EventQueue.java:715)
	at java.base/java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
	at java.base/java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(ProtectionDomain.java:89)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:740)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(EventDispatchThread.java:203)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(EventDispatchThread.java:124)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(EventDispatchThread.java:113)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:109)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:101)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(EventDispatchThread.java:90)