FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
java version 1.6.0_20
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_20-b02)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 16.3-b01, mixed mode, sharing)

ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
Windows XP Home Edition Version 2002 Service Pack 2

EXTRA RELEVANT SYSTEM CONFIGURATION :
Graphics card: Mobile Intel 915GM/GMS,910GML Express Chipset

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
After my program runs for a while (usually hours or days), the built-in Image Fetcher thread (used by ImageIcon and probably other places as well) throws a StackOverflowError. I have tried to make so that all ImageIcons are only initialized at program start-up. Apparently something else is also invoking the Image Fetcher thread. This seems like an internal error, since looking at the source it is clear that setPixels and filterRGBPixels can get into an infinite loop.

It would help to know which JDK methods use the Image Fetcher thread .

STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
Not sure yet what about my program is causing this. I've never seen this error reported before, so it must be related to something rare I am doing.

EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
Internal threads shouldn't create StackOverlowErrors.
ACTUAL -
A StackOverflowError was thrown.

ERROR MESSAGES/STACK TRACES THAT OCCUR :
java.lang.StackOverflowError
at java.awt.image.DataBuffer.<init>(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.DataBufferInt.<init>(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.Raster.createPackedRaster(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.DirectColorModel.createCompatibleWritableRaster(Unknown Source)
at sun.awt.image.ImageRepresentation.createBufferedImage(Unknown Source)
at sun.awt.image.ImageRepresentation.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.setPixels(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.image.RGBImageFilter.filterRGBPixels(Unknown Source)

REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced occasionally.