JDK-8249970 : Release Note: Class names "SomeClass" and "LSomeClass;" treated by JVM as an equivalent
  • Type: Sub-task
  • Component: hotspot
  • Sub-Component: runtime
  • Affected Version: 8u281,9
  • Priority: P4
  • Status: Resolved
  • Resolution: Withdrawn
  • Submitted: 2020-07-23
  • Updated: 2020-08-05
  • Resolved: 2020-08-04
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JDK 9
9Resolved
Description
Prior to this fix, fuzzing a class file so that the class name "SomeClass" is instead "LSomeClass;" passes unnoticed through VM because it was not format checked and the L; are stripped off before lookup
Comments
Subtask is created to get the Release note on backported bug
23-07-2020