PK85184: WEB SERVICE CLIENT RECEIVES UNEXPECTED ERROR WHEN SENDING A MESSAGE WITH AN INVALID ENVELOPE NAMESPACE

Fixes are available

APAR status

Closed as program error.

Error description

Web service client generates an unexpected NullPointerException
in the server's SystemOut.log whenever a SOAP message with an
invalid SOAP envelope namespace is sent.

For example, here's a partial request message with an
envelope element which has an invalid namespace.  The
server expects a SOAP 1.2 message and should report a
VersionMismatch error.

<s:Envelope xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/08/addressing"
xmlns:s="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/yenvelopey">
<s:Header>
...
Here's the exception in SystemOut.log
-------------------
[4/10/09 10:07:49:764 EDT] 0000001c servlet       E
com.ibm.ws.webcontainer .servlet.ServletWrapper service
SRVE0068E: Uncaught exception created in one of the service
methods of the servlet org.tempuri.
CustomBinding_wsaTestPortTypeImpl in application
BP20AddressingSignatureEAR. Exception created :
java.lang.NullPointerException
at org.apache.axis2.transport.http .AxisServlet.handleFault
(AxisServlet.java:409)
at com.ibm.ws.websvcs.transport. http.WASAxis2Servlet. doPos
t(WASAxis2Servlet.java:1465)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet. service(HttpServlet.java:738)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet. service(HttpServlet.java:831)
at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer. servlet.ServletWrapper.service
(ServletWrapper.java:1455)
at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.
servlet.ServletWrapper.handleRequest (ServletWrapper.java:793)
at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.
servlet.ServletWrapper.handleRequest (ServletWrapper.java:444)
at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.
servlet.ServletWrapperImpl.handleRequest
(ServletWrapperImpl.java:175)
at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.
servlet.CacheServletWrapper.handleRequest
(CacheServletWrapper.java:91)
at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer .WebContainer.handleRequest
(WebContainer.java:860)
at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer. WSWebContainer.handleRequest
(WSWebContainer.java:1566)
at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer. channel.WCChannelLink.ready
(WCChannelLink.java:175)

Local fix

Problem summary

****************************************************************
* USERS AFFECTED:  All IBM WebSphere Application Server V7.0   *
*                  administrators of JAX-WS applications       *
****************************************************************
* PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Unexpected NullPointerException         *
*                      error may occur after receiving         *
*                      an inbound SOAP message that has the    *
*                      wrong version.                          *
****************************************************************
* RECOMMENDATION:  Install a fixpack containing this APAR      *
****************************************************************
The web service client, upon sending a message with an invalid
namespace, is generating an unexpected NullPointerException in
the server's SystemOut.log file.

The expected 'VersionMismatch' fault is not returned in the
SystemOut.log.

The problem is caused by a combination of sending a message
with an improperly declared namespace, and sending a
SOAP 1.1 message to a SOAP 1.2 endpoint.

NullPointerException seen in SystemOut.log
---------------------------------------------------
[4/10/09 10:07:49:764 EDT] 0000001c servlet       E
com.ibm.ws.webcontainer .servlet.ServletWrapper service
SRVE0068E: Uncaught exception created in one of the service
methods of the servlet org.tempuri.
CustomBinding_wsaTestPortTypeImpl in application
BP20AddressingSignatureEAR. Exception created :
java.lang.NullPointerException
at org.apache.axis2.transport.http.AxisServlet.handleFault
(AxisServlet.java:409)
...

Problem conclusion

The web service runtime is corrected to properly set the
namespace prefix in the soap fault handling code when
returning a 'VersionMismatch' fault.  This will avoid the
NullPointerException error.

The fix for this APAR is currently targeted for inclusion in
fix pack 7.0.0.5.  Please refer to the Recommended Updates
page for delivery information:
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg27004980

Temporary fix

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APAR Information

APAR number
PK85184
Reported component name
WEBSPHERE APP S
Reported component ID
5724J0800
Reported release
700
Status
CLOSED PER
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt
Submitted date
2009-04-22
Closed date
2009-05-13
Last modified date
2009-05-13

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
WEBSPHERE APP S
Fixed component ID
5724J0800

Applicable component levels

R700 PSY
UP

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Document Information

Modified date:
25 October 2021

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PK85184: WEB SERVICE CLIENT RECEIVES UNEXPECTED ERROR WHEN SENDING A MESSAGE WITH AN INVALID ENVELOPE NAMESPACE

Fixes are available

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APAR status

Closed as program error.

Error description

Local fix

Problem summary

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

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APAR Information

APAR number

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Reported component ID

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Status

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Special Attention

Submitted date

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Last modified date

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

Fixed component ID

Applicable component levels

R700 PSY

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