ADDITIONAL SYSTEM INFORMATION :
Picked up _JAVA_OPTIONS: -Dawt.useSystemAAFontSettings=gasp
java version "1.8.0_151"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_151-b12)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.151-b12, mixed mode)

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
Arrays.copyOfRange specification defines that a NullPointerException should be throw if original parameter is null (https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/util/Arrays.html#copyOfRange-byte:A-int-int-). However, it throws OutOfMemoryError when executing the following program:

STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
1. Compile above program
2. Run it using Oracle HotSpot java

EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
NullPointerException.
ACTUAL -
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: Requested array size exceeds VM limit
at java.util.Arrays.copyOfRange(Arrays.java:3520)
at A.main(A.java:4)

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import java.util.Arrays;
public class A {
   public static void main(String args[]) {
      Arrays.copyOfRange((byte[])null, 0, 2147483647);
   }
}
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FREQUENCY : always