IZ98946: UTF16 converter not taking care of Byte Order Mark

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Error Message: The byte sequence "0xfe 0xff" is not malformed by
  the definition of UTF-16.  It is simply a zero-length
  string(Byte Order Mark). However, UTF16 return a one byte blank
  space as output instead of getting a zero byte null string.
  .
  Stack Trace: N/A
  .
  N/A
  

Local fix

• N/A
  

Problem summary

• The UTF16 converter did not validate whether the input is 0xfe
  0xff while processing the string.
  

Problem conclusion

• This defect will be fixed in:
  5.0.0 SR12 FP5
  .
  The JVM is modified to handle Byte Order Mark in UTF16 converter
  .
  To obtain the fix:
  Install build 20110428 or later
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  JAVA 5 CLASS LI

• Fixed component ID

  620500130

Applicable component levels

• R500 PSN

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