FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
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java version "1.8.0_45"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_45-b14)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.45-b02, mixed mode)

ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
Darwin amgdh077.o.aist.go.jp 13.3.0 Darwin Kernel Version 13.3.0: Tue Jun 3 21:27:35 PDT 2014; root:xnu-2422.110.17~1/RELEASE_X86_64 x86_64 i386 MacPro6,1 Darwin


A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
(1) create new ArrayList
(2) get iterator on list
(3) call remove(-1) on list -> IndexOutOfBoundsException
(4) call iterator.next

Result: ConcurrentModification even though the list was never modified (it was always empty). Should be: NoSuchElementException.

Result is correct if remove(0) is called, or if LinkedList is used.

STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
See source code`

EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
NoSuchElementException
ACTUAL -
ConcurrentModificationException

REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

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import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.LinkedList;
import java.util.ConcurrentModificationException;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.NoSuchElementException;

public class iterator_test {
  public static void main(String[] argv) {
    /* BUG: Sequence of arrayList.iterator, arrayList.remove(-1), iterator.next
       produces wrong type of Exception. */
    ArrayList<Integer> testArrayList = new ArrayList<Integer>();
    Iterator<Integer> it = testArrayList.iterator();
    try {
      testArrayList.remove(-1);
    } catch (IndexOutOfBoundsException e) {
    }
    try {
      it.next();
    } catch (ConcurrentModificationException e) {
      System.err.println("Should be NoSuchElementException!");
    }

    /* Correct result with remove(0) */
    testArrayList = new ArrayList<Integer>();
    it = testArrayList.iterator();
    try {
      testArrayList.remove(0);
    } catch (IndexOutOfBoundsException e) {
    }
    try {
      it.next();
    } catch (NoSuchElementException e) {
    }

    /* Correct result with remove(-1) on LinkedList */
    LinkedList<Integer> testLinkedList = new LinkedList<Integer>();
    it = testLinkedList.iterator();
    try {
      testLinkedList.remove(-1);
    } catch (IndexOutOfBoundsException e) {
    }
    try {
      it.next();
    } catch (NoSuchElementException e) {
    }
  }
}

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CUSTOMER SUBMITTED WORKAROUND :
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