FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
java version "1.7.0_02"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.7.0_02-b13)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 22.0-b10, mixed mode, sharing)

ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
When you pass a command parameter off to ProcessBuild that references a file name with a space and ends with a wildcard (ie \"C:\\Documents and Settings\\\Java"*), ProcessImpl attempts to verify that the parameter is correctly quoted. Unfortunately the logic that does so assumes that the if the value in the parameter starts with a quote, that the last character must end with a quote. This logic is not valid, because it does not allow a parameter like the one above. Also it will not accurately catch a parameter that has an odd number of quotes like this \"Hello \" Goodbye\", which starts and ends with a quote, but also has a quote in the middle.


REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

CUSTOMER SUBMITTED WORKAROUND :
I do not have a current work around, as I can not make changes to the ProcessImpl code, or create a working copy in my environment. I was able to create a version that functioned enough to allow me to test a possible fix, which is included below.

In the method ProcessImpl I replaced this section:
  167 if (s.indexOf(' ') >= 0 || s.indexOf('\t') >= 0) {
  168 if (s.charAt(0) != '"') {
  169 cmdbuf.append('"');
  170 cmdbuf.append(s);
  171 if (s.endsWith("\\")) {
  172 cmdbuf.append("\\");
  173 }
  174 cmdbuf.append('"');
  175 } else if (s.endsWith("\"")) {
  176 /* The argument has already been quoted. */
  177 cmdbuf.append(s);
  178 } else {
  179 /* Unmatched quote for the argument. */
  180 throw new IllegalArgumentException();
  181 }
  182 } else {
  183 cmdbuf.append(s);
  184 }
  185 }

With this code
             if (s.indexOf(' ') >= 0 || s.indexOf('\t') >= 0) {
                 if (s.charAt(0) != '"') {
                     cmdbuf.append('"');
                     cmdbuf.append(s);
                     if (s.endsWith("\\")) {
                         cmdbuf.append("\\");
                     }
                     cmdbuf.append('"');
                 } else {
                    Boolean quotesMatch = true;
                 
                    for (int pos = 0; pos < s.length(); pos++) {
                        //System.out.println(s.substring(pos,1));
                        if (s.charAt(pos) == '"') {
                            quotesMatch = !quotesMatch;
                        }
                    }
                    
                    /* do we have an equal number of quotes */
                    if (quotesMatch) {
                         cmdbuf.append(s);
                     } else {
                         /* Unmatched quote for the argument. */
                         throw new IllegalArgumentException();
                    }
                 }
             } else {
                 cmdbuf.append(s);
             }

Looking a the values in the cmdbuf, it seems to have resolved the problem.