Fixes are available
9.0.0.2: WebSphere Application Server traditional V9.0 Fix Pack 2
8.5.5.11: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 11
9.0.0.3: WebSphere Application Server traditional V9.0 Fix Pack 3
8.0.0.13: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 13
9.0.0.4: WebSphere Application Server traditional V9.0 Fix Pack 4
8.5.5.12: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 12
9.0.0.5: WebSphere Application Server traditional V9.0 Fix Pack 5
8.0.0.14: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 14
9.0.0.6: WebSphere Application Server traditional V9.0 Fix Pack 6
8.5.5.13: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 13
9.0.0.7: WebSphere Application Server traditional V9.0 Fix Pack 7
8.0.0.15: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 15
9.0.0.8: WebSphere Application Server traditional V9.0 Fix Pack 8
8.5.5.14: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 14
9.0.0.9: WebSphere Application Server traditional V9.0 Fix Pack 9
9.0.0.10: WebSphere Application Server traditional V9.0 Fix Pack 10
8.5.5.15: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 15
9.0.0.11: WebSphere Application Server traditional V9.0 Fix Pack 11
9.0.5.0: WebSphere Application Server traditional Version 9.0.5 Refresh Pack
9.0.5.1: WebSphere Application Server traditional Version 9.0.5 Fix Pack 1
9.0.5.2: WebSphere Application Server traditional Version 9.0.5 Fix Pack 2
8.5.5.17: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 17
9.0.5.3: WebSphere Application Server traditional Version 9.0.5 Fix Pack 3
9.0.5.4: WebSphere Application Server traditional Version 9.0.5 Fix Pack 4
9.0.5.5: WebSphere Application Server traditional Version 9.0.5 Fix Pack 5
WebSphere Application Server traditional 9.0.5.6
9.0.5.7: WebSphere Application Server traditional Version 9.0.5 Fix Pack 7
9.0.5.8: WebSphere Application Server traditional Version 9.0.5.8
8.5.5.20: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5.20
8.5.5.18: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 18
8.5.5.19: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 19
9.0.5.9: WebSphere Application Server traditional Version 9.0.5.9
9.0.5.10: WebSphere Application Server traditional Version 9.0.5.10
8.5.5.16: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 16
8.5.5.21: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5.21
9.0.5.11: WebSphere Application Server traditional Version 9.0.5.11
APAR status
Closed as program error.
Error description
[mm/dd/yyyy ...] ... WSWS7263E: The following exception occured: org.apache.axis2.AxisFault: An invalid XML character (Unicode: 0xffffffff) was found in the element content of the document. at org.apache.axis2.AxisFault.makeFault(AxisFault.java:430) at org.apache.axis2.transport.http.SOAPMessageFormatter.writeTo(SOA PMessageFormatter.java:78) at com.ibm.ws.websvcs.transport.http.SOAPOverHTTPSender.writeMessag e(SOAPOverHTTPSender.java:3451) at com.ibm.ws.websvcs.transport.http.SOAPOverHTTPSender.sendChunked Request(SOAPOverHTTPSender.java:905) at com.ibm.ws.websvcs.transport.http.SOAPOverHTTPSender.sendSOAPReq uest(SOAPOverHTTPSender.java:824) at com.ibm.ws.websvcs.transport.http.SOAPOverHTTPSender.send(SOAPOv erHTTPSender.java:596) at com.ibm.ws.websvcs.transport.http.HTTPTransportSender.invoke(HTT PTransportSender.java:366) at org.apache.axis2.engine.AxisEngine.send(AxisEngine.java:556) at org.apache.axis2.description.OutInAxisOperationClient.send(OutIn AxisOperation.java:406) at org.apache.axis2.description.OutInAxisOperationClient.executeImp l(OutInAxisOperation.java:229) at org.apache.axis2.client.OperationClient.execute(OperationClient. java:165) at org.apache.axis2.jaxws.core.controller.impl.AxisInvocationContro ller.execute(AxisInvocationController.java:578) at org.apache.axis2.jaxws.core.controller.impl.AxisInvocationContro ller.doInvoke(AxisInvocationController.java:127) at org.apache.axis2.jaxws.core.controller.impl.InvocationController Impl.invoke(InvocationControllerImpl.java:93) at org.apache.axis2.jaxws.client.proxy.JAXWSProxyHandler.invokeSEIM ethod(JAXWSProxyHandler.java:419) at org.apache.axis2.jaxws.client.proxy.JAXWSProxyHandler.invoke(JAX WSProxyHandler.java:213) at com.sun.proxy.$Proxy81.callSampleBean(Unknown Source) at {my.class.here}.. call jax-ws http client to send ... at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:595) at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:668) at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapper.service(ServletWr apper.java:1232) at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapper.handleRequest(Ser vletWrapper.java:781) at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapper.handleRequest(Ser vletWrapper.java:480) at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapperImpl.handleRequest (ServletWrapperImpl.java:178) at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.WebAppFilterChain.invokeTarget(We bAppFilterChain.java:136) at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.WebAppFilterChain.doFilter(WebApp FilterChain.java:97) at {... my.servlet.myFilter... }.doFilter() at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.FilterInstanceWrapper.doFilter(Fi lterInstanceWrapper.java:195) at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.WebAppFilterChain.doFilter(WebApp FilterChain.java:91) at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.WebAppFilterManager.doFilter(WebA ppFilterManager.java:967) at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.WebAppFilterManager.invokeFilters (WebAppFilterManager.java:1107) at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.webapp.WebApp.handleRequest(WebApp.java: 3926) at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.webapp.WebGroup.handleRequest(WebGroup.j ava:304) at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.WebContainer.handleRequest(WebContainer. java:1007) at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.WSWebContainer.handleRequest(WSWebContai ner.java:1817) at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.channel.WCChannelLink.ready(WCChannelLin k.java:200) at com.ibm.ws.http.channel.inbound.impl.HttpInboundLink.handleDiscr imination(HttpInboundLink.java:463) at com.ibm.ws.http.channel.inbound.impl.HttpInboundLink.handleNewRe quest(HttpInboundLink.java:530) at com.ibm.ws.http.channel.inbound.impl.HttpInboundLink.processRequ est(HttpInboundLink.java:316) at com.ibm.ws.http.channel.inbound.impl.HttpICLReadCallback.complet e(HttpICLReadCallback.java:88) at com.ibm.ws.tcp.channel.impl.AioReadCompletionListener.futureComp leted(AioReadCompletionListener.java:175) at com.ibm.io.async.AbstractAsyncFuture.invokeCallback(AbstractAsyn cFuture.java:217) at com.ibm.io.async.AsyncChannelFuture.fireCompletionActions(AsyncC hannelFuture.java:161) at com.ibm.io.async.AsyncFuture.completed(AsyncFuture.java:138) at com.ibm.io.async.ResultHandler.complete(ResultHandler.java:204) at com.ibm.io.async.ResultHandler.runEventProcessingLoop(ResultHand ler.java:775) at com.ibm.io.async.ResultHandler$2.run(ResultHandler.java:905) at com.ibm.ws.util.ThreadPool$Worker.run(ThreadPool.java:1881) ... Caused by: javax.xml.stream.XMLStreamException: An invalid XML character (Unicode: 0xffffffff) was found in the element content of the document. at com.ibm.xml.xlxp2.api.stax.msg.StAXMessageProvider.throwWrappedX MLStreamException(StAXMessageProvider.java:76) at com.ibm.xml.xlxp2.api.stax.XMLStreamReaderImpl.produceFatalError Event(XMLStreamReaderImpl.java:2008) at com.ibm.xml.xlxp2.api.jaxb.JAXBXMLStreamReader.produceFatalError Event(JAXBXMLStreamReader.java:356) at com.ibm.xml.xlxp2.scan.DocumentScanner.reportFatalError(Document Scanner.java:4871) at com.ibm.xml.xlxp2.scan.DocumentScanner.reportFatalError(Document Scanner.java:1212) at com.ibm.xml.xlxp2.scan.DocumentScanner.scanContent2(DocumentScan ner.java:1921) at com.ibm.xml.xlxp2.scan.DocumentScanner.scanContent(DocumentScann er.java:1869) at com.ibm.xml.xlxp2.runtime.VMContext.scanContent(VMContext.java:5 02) at com.ibm.xml.xlxp2.scan.DocumentScanner.nextEvent(DocumentScanner .java:1283) at com.ibm.xml.xlxp2.api.stax.XMLStreamReaderImpl.next(XMLStreamRea derImpl.java:581) at com.ibm.xml.xlxp2.api.stax.XMLInputFactoryImpl$XMLStreamReaderPr oxyImpl.next(XMLInputFactoryImpl.java:183) at com.ibm.xml.xlxp2.api.wssec.WSSXMLInputFactory$WSSStreamReaderPr oxy.next(WSSXMLInputFactory.java:55) at org.apache.axiom.om.impl.SwitchingWrapper.next(SwitchingWrapper. java:1019) at javax.xml.stream.util.StreamReaderDelegate.next(Unknown Source) at org.apache.axiom.om.util.OMXMLStreamReaderValidator.next(OMXMLSt reamReaderValidator.java:78) at org.apache.axiom.om.impl.serialize.StreamingOMSerializer.seriali zeNode(StreamingOMSerializer.java:145) at org.apache.axiom.om.impl.serialize.StreamingOMSerializer.seriali ze(StreamingOMSerializer.java:106) at org.apache.axiom.om.impl.serialize.StreamingOMSerializer.seriali ze(StreamingOMSerializer.java:75) at org.apache.axiom.om.impl.util.OMSerializerUtil.serializeByPullSt ream(OMSerializerUtil.java:554) at org.apache.axiom.soap.impl.llom.SOAPEnvelopeImpl.internalSeriali ze(SOAPEnvelopeImpl.java:249) at org.apache.axiom.om.impl.llom.OMSerializableImpl.serializeAndCon sume(OMSerializableImpl.java:207) at org.apache.axis2.transport.http.SOAPMessageFormatter.writeTo(SOA PMessageFormatter.java:74) ... 49 more
Local fix
Problem summary
**************************************************************** * USERS AFFECTED: All users of IBM WebSphere Application * * Server JAX-WS web services with * * non-default file encodings. * **************************************************************** * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: When the JVM property * * -Dfile.encoding=(some encoding) is * * set, an XMLStreamException might * * occur. * **************************************************************** * RECOMMENDATION: * **************************************************************** When the JVM property -Dfile.encoding=(some encoding) is set, "XMLStreamException: An invalid XML character (Unicode: 0xffffffff) was found in the element content of the document" might occur.
Problem conclusion
In this case a handler was present and the transformation of certain fields for use by the handler required a different encoding inconsistent with the one supplied by the -Dfile.encoding JVM argument. To allow this a JVM property is introduced, com.ibm.ws.websvcs.saaj.converter.defaultReturnEncoding. Setting this property to a value of UTF-8 (or some other encoding) allows the handler to override the -Dfile.encoding argument and use the encoding it needs. The fix for this APAR is currently targeted for inclusion in fix packs 8.0.0.13, 8.5.5.11, and 9.0.0.2. Please refer to the Recommended Updates page for delivery information: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg27004980
Temporary fix
Comments
APAR Information
APAR number
PI56058
Reported component name
WEBS APP SERV N
Reported component ID
5724H8800
Reported release
850
Status
CLOSED PER
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt / Xsystem
Submitted date
2016-01-26
Closed date
2016-08-23
Last modified date
2016-12-02
APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:
APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:
Fix information
Fixed component name
WEBS APP SERV N
Fixed component ID
5724H8800
Applicable component levels
R800 PSY
UP
R850 PSY
UP
R900 PSY
UP
Document Information
Modified date:
04 May 2022