check for array bounds before accessing the array

njwhite · Apr 27, 2012 · 64d493d · 64d493d
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commit 64d493d
Showing 1 changed file with 2 additions and 1 deletion.
diff --git a/org/postgresql/util/ServerErrorMessage.java b/org/postgresql/util/ServerErrorMessage.java
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ public ServerErrorMessage(String p_serverError, int verbosity)
             {
                 l_pos++;
                 int l_startString = l_pos;
-                while (l_chars[l_pos] != '\0' && l_pos < l_length)
+				// order here is important position must be checked before accessing the array
+                while ( l_pos < l_length && l_chars[l_pos] != '\0' )
                 {
                     l_pos++;
                 }