FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
java version "1.7.0_45"

ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
Windows 7 64bit
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]


A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
Drawing a dashed curved path crashes the VM for some paths. The effect seems to occur, when the path is far away from the current viewport.
Maybe, it happens too for large visible paths and there is a relation to bug JDK-7018932.

REGRESSION. Last worked in version 6u45

ADDITIONAL REGRESSION INFORMATION:
The crash didn't happen with jdk 1.2 till jdk 1.6 32bit.
It happens with jdk 1.6 64bit, jdk 1.7 32bit and jdk 1.7 64 bit

STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
Run the attached code

EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
The VM shouldn't crash when drawing such paths, even if there are not visible. But sometimes it is easier to draw a path, instead computing if its visible.
ACTUAL -
VM crashes

ERROR MESSAGES/STACK TRACES THAT OCCUR :
The VM crashes without any messages. No file like hs_err_pid is written.

REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

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import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.awt.geom.*;


public class DrawPath extends Frame {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        DrawPath f = new DrawPath();
        f.setTitle("DrawPath");
        f.setSize(800, 600);
        f.addWindowListener(new WindowAdapter() {
            public void windowClosing(WindowEvent e) {
                System.exit(0);
            }
        });
        f.setVisible(true);
    }

    public void paint(Graphics g) {
        Graphics2D g2 = (Graphics2D)g;
        g2.setPaint(Color.black);

        g2.setTransform(new AffineTransform(0.047244094488189, 0.0, 0.0, 0.047244094488189, -499999.9127666141, -2449053.5983398426));
        float width = 21.166666f;
        float[] dash = new float[] {105.83333f, 42.333332f};
        g2.setStroke(new BasicStroke(width, BasicStroke.CAP_BUTT, BasicStroke.JOIN_BEVEL, 10f, dash, 0f));

        GeneralPath path = new GeneralPath();
        path.moveTo(79.0, 820.0);
        path.curveTo(79.0, 825.5228474983079, 83.47715250169206, 830.0, 89.0, 830.0);

        g2.draw(path); // VM crashes here

        // second example
        g2.setTransform(new AffineTransform(0.021084586217955, 0.0, 0.0, 0.021084586217955, -10272.248935966334, 63775.10534680487));
        float width2 = 47.428013f;
        float[] dash2 = new float[] {47.428013f, 94.856026f};
        g2.setStroke(new BasicStroke(width2, BasicStroke.CAP_BUTT, BasicStroke.JOIN_BEVEL, 10f, dash2, 0f));

        GeneralPath path2 = new GeneralPath();
        path2.moveTo(2498336.809355218, -3823971.0652993172);
        path2.curveTo(2563499.0087125357, -3827449.4930072967, 2628845.744564057, -3824401.2248061746, 2693401.1580272634, -3814871.7821678594);

        g2.draw(path2);
    }
}

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CUSTOMER SUBMITTED WORKAROUND :
Check paths before drawing