diff -r e901fb8a6f95 -r 9d07e8518392 test/runtime/classFileParserBug/BadNameAndType.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2016, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
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+ *
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+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
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+ */
+
+/*
+ * @test
+ * @bug 8042660
+ * @summary Constant pool NameAndType entries must point to non-zero length Utf8 strings
+ * @compile emptySigUtf8.jcod
+ * @compile emptyNameUtf8.jcod
+ * @run main/othervm -Xverify:all BadNameAndType
+ */
+
+// Test that a constant pool NameAndType descriptor_index and/or name_index
+// that points to a zero length Utf8 string causes a ClassFormatError.
+public class BadNameAndType {
+    public static void main(String args[]) throws Throwable {
+
+        System.out.println("Regression test for bug 8042660");
+
+        // Test descriptor_index pointing to zero-length string.
+        try {
+            Class newClass = Class.forName("emptySigUtf8");
+            throw new RuntimeException("Expected ClassFormatError exception not thrown");
+        } catch (java.lang.ClassFormatError e) {
+            System.out.println("Test BadNameAndType passed test case emptySigUtf8");
+        }
+
+        // Test name_index pointing to zero-length string.
+        try {
+            Class newClass = Class.forName("emptyNameUtf8");
+            throw new RuntimeException("Expected ClassFormatError exception not thrown");
+        } catch (java.lang.ClassFormatError e) {
+            System.out.println("Test BadNameAndType passed test case emptyNameUtf8");
+        }
+    }
+}