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How can I reproduce EXCEPTION_STACK_OVERFLOW error in Java

How can I reproduce EXCEPTION_STACK_OVERFLOW error in Java.

PS: I am not talking of StackOverflowError Error in Java which gracefully shuts the JVM. I am talking of EXCEPTION_STACK_OVERFLOW in error.log which cause JVM to crash.

Solution

  • Most EXCEPTION_STACK_OVERFLOW errors I found so far happen in native code outside the JVM. A crash inside the JVM is worth a bug report and will be fixed. Or are you in need of an (unknown) exploit?

    So the easist and most reliable way would be to write a native library with some code that causes the JVM to crash and call that with JNI.

    (general answer, I actually don't know how to do it exactly. Can't be done with java code only ;) )