PI88676: SETTING SYSTEM DATE 100 YEARS INTO THE FUTURE GENERATES A ARRAYINDEXOUTOFBOUNDSEXCEPTION

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When adjusting the system date 100 years into the future a
  ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException is thrown in HttpDate.setTime()
  
  Caused by: java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException: Array index
   out of range: 13
   at
  com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.srt.http.HttpDate.setTime(HttpDate.java:
  633)
   at
  com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.srt.http.HttpDate.<init>(HttpDate.java:1
  56)
   at
  com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.channel.WCCResponseImpl.setDateHeader(WC
  CResponseImpl.java:292)
   at
  com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.srt.SRTServletResponse.setDateHeader(SRT
  ServletResponse.java:1656)
   at
  com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.FileServletWrapper.setResponseHe
  aders(FileServletWrapper.java:802)
   at
  com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.FileServletWrapper.service(FileS
  ervletWrapper.java:717)
   ... 37 more
  

Local fix

• Use current date
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:  Users of WebSphere Application Server       *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: A                                       *
  *                      java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsExceptio *
  *                      n might be thrown when invoking         *
  *                      javax.servlet.HttpServletResponse.setDa *
  *                      teHeader()                              *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  Setting a future date in a response using the
  HttpServletResponse.setDateHeader() method might cause an
  ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException to be thrown when the date is
  far in the future.
  

Problem conclusion

• The WebContainer code has been modified to avoid the
  ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException and set the date header
  correctly.
  
  The fix for this APAR is currently targeted for inclusion in
  fixpacks 8.5.5.14 and 9.0.0.8. Please refer to the recommended
  updates page for delivery information:
  
  http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg27004980
  

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

  WEBS APP SERV N

• Fixed component ID

  5724H8800

Applicable component levels

• R850 PSY

     UP

• R900 PSY

     UP