FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
java version "1.8.0_65"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_65-b17)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.65-b01, mixed mode)


FULL OS VERSION :
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
Constant pool entries of type "class" with class name "LClassName;" (without quotes) are interpreted by JVM as a reference to the class "ClassName".

Here is an excerpt from constant pool as reported by javap:

  #15 = Utf8 LBadHelloWorld;
  #16 = Class #15 // "LBadHelloWorld;"

The bytecode instruction

         0: new #16 // class "LBadHelloWorld;"

will actually instantiate class with name "BadHelloWorld".

THE PROBLEM WAS REPRODUCIBLE WITH -Xint FLAG: Yes

THE PROBLEM WAS REPRODUCIBLE WITH -server FLAG: Yes

STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
Compile and run generator class that will generate problematic *.class file.
See "Source code for an executable test case" field below for generator source.

EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
Expected:
 - Some kind of verification and/or runtime error, probably "NoClassDefFoundError".

Actual:
 - Generated sample class file run without any visible problems.
REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

---------- BEGIN SOURCE ----------
//
// !!! The ASM 5.x (http://asm.ow2.org/) library MUST be available in class path to compile and run the following code!
//

import java.util.*;
import java.io.OutputStream;
import java.nio.file.Files;
import java.nio.file.Paths;

import org.objectweb.asm.*;

public class HelloWorldGen implements Opcodes {

    public static String GENERATED_CLASS_NAME = "BadHelloWorld";

public static byte[] dump () throws Exception {

ClassWriter cw = new ClassWriter(0);
FieldVisitor fv;
MethodVisitor mv;
AnnotationVisitor av0;

cw.visit(52, ACC_PUBLIC + ACC_SUPER, GENERATED_CLASS_NAME, null, "java/lang/Object", null);

{
mv = cw.visitMethod(ACC_PUBLIC, "<init>", "()V", null, null);
mv.visitCode();
mv.visitVarInsn(ALOAD, 0);
mv.visitMethodInsn(INVOKESPECIAL, "java/lang/Object", "<init>", "()V", false);
mv.visitInsn(RETURN);
mv.visitMaxs(1, 1);
mv.visitEnd();
}
{
mv = cw.visitMethod(ACC_PUBLIC, "toString", "()Ljava/lang/String;", null, null);
mv.visitCode();
mv.visitLdcInsn("Hello, world!");
mv.visitInsn(ARETURN);
mv.visitMaxs(1, 1);
mv.visitEnd();
}
{
mv = cw.visitMethod(ACC_PUBLIC + ACC_STATIC + ACC_VARARGS, "main", "([Ljava/lang/String;)V", null, null);
mv.visitCode();
mv.visitTypeInsn(NEW, "L" + GENERATED_CLASS_NAME + ";");
mv.visitInsn(DUP);
mv.visitMethodInsn(INVOKESPECIAL, "L" + GENERATED_CLASS_NAME + ";", "<init>", "()V", false);
mv.visitVarInsn(ASTORE, 1);
mv.visitFieldInsn(GETSTATIC, "java/lang/System", "out", "Ljava/io/PrintStream;");
mv.visitVarInsn(ALOAD, 1);
mv.visitMethodInsn(INVOKEVIRTUAL, "java/io/PrintStream", "println", "(Ljava/lang/Object;)V", false);
mv.visitInsn(RETURN);
mv.visitMaxs(2, 2);
mv.visitEnd();
}
cw.visitEnd();

return cw.toByteArray();
}

    public static void main(String... args) throws Exception {
        try (OutputStream out = Files.newOutputStream(Paths.get(GENERATED_CLASS_NAME + ".class"));) {
            out.write(dump());
        }
    }

}

---------- END SOURCE ----------