FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
java version "1.7.0_55"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.7.0_55-b13)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 24.55-b03, mixed mode)

ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
Darwin dalloca.local 13.1.0 Darwin Kernel Version 13.1.0: Wed Apr 2 23:52:02 PDT 2014; root:xnu-2422.92.1~2/RELEASE_X86_64 x86_64

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
Running the code below raises a java.lang.NullPointerException instead of return the null value:

public class JVMBug {

    private Integer value2 = null;

    public static void main(String args[]) {
        JVMBug jvmBug = new JVMBug();
        jvmBug.testValue();
    }

    public Integer testValue() {
        int value = 0;
        return value > 0 ? value : value2;
    }
}

STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
Just run the sample code.

EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
Run the code without any errors.
ACTUAL -
JVM raises a java.lang.NullPointerException.

ERROR MESSAGES/STACK TRACES THAT OCCUR :
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NullPointerException
at JVMBug.testValue(JVMBug.java:12)
at JVMBug.main(JVMBug.java:7)


REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

---------- BEGIN SOURCE ----------
public class JVMBug {

    private Integer value2 = null;

    public static void main(String args[]) {
        JVMBug jvmBug = new JVMBug();
        jvmBug.testValue();
    }

    public Integer testValue() {
        int value = 0;
        return value > 0 ? value : value2;
    }
}
---------- END SOURCE ----------

CUSTOMER SUBMITTED WORKAROUND :
Changing the primitive type o Integer in 2nd line solve the issue (or change the ternary to if-else clause).