EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION

I get this error while using applications such as Eclipse, Glassfish, JBoss, NetBeans. It happens quite often, during applications startup or after some time.
What's the cause of this? How to get rid of it?

#
# A fatal error has been detected by the Java Runtime Environment:
#
#  EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION (0xc0000005) at pc=0x6d9a3522, pid=6016, tid=5216
#
# JRE version: 6.0_17-b04
# Java VM: Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (14.3-b01 mixed mode windows-x86 )
# Problematic frame:
# V  [jvm.dll+0x1a3522]
#
# If you would like to submit a bug report, please visit:
#   http://java.sun.com/webapps/bugreport/crash.jsp
#

---------------  T H R E A D  ---------------

Current thread (0x01ff4800):  VMThread [stack: 0x04480000,0x04580000] [id=5216]

siginfo: ExceptionCode=0xc0000005, reading address 0x00080124

Registers:
EAX=0x002e0067, EBX=0x0457fc34, ECX=0x002e006f, EDX=0x00080000
ESP=0x0457fb50, EBP=0x0457fb68, ESI=0x143ab668, EDI=0x145b91c8
EIP=0x6d9a3522, EFLAGS=0x00010287

Top of Stack: (sp=0x0457fb50)
0x0457fb50:   143ab668 0457fc34 0216a560 0457fc34
0x0457fb60:   0216c414 0216a620 0457fb7c 6d8cccc1
0x0457fb70:   0457fc34 0216c3c0 00000001 0457fb94
0x0457fb80:   6d8c6c25 0457fc34 00000000 0216c3c0
0x0457fb90:   0457fc1c 0457fc8c 6d8a1f77 00000000
0x0457fba0:   0457fc5c 0457fc34 0216c8f0 6d8a3344
0x0457fbb0:   0216c410 0216c3c0 01ff3470 04010100
0x0457fbc0:   6d8b29ba 00000000 00000000 08e9f980

Instructions: (pc=0x6d9a3522)
0x6d9a3512:   34 3b f7 73 18 8b 46 04 8b 50 08 8d 48 08 53 56
0x6d9a3522:   ff 92 24 01 00 00 8d 34 86 3b f7 72 e8 8b 45 fc

Stack: [0x04480000,0x04580000],  sp=0x0457fb50,  free space=1022k
Native frames: (J=compiled Java code, j=interpreted, Vv=VM code, C=native code)
V  [jvm.dll+0x1a3522]
V  [jvm.dll+0xcccc1]
V  [jvm.dll+0xc6c25]
V  [jvm.dll+0xa1f77]
V  [jvm.dll+0xc79f5]
V  [jvm.dll+0x7d50b]
V  [jvm.dll+0x1e6b0b]
V  [jvm.dll+0x1e9293]
V  [jvm.dll+0x1e852e]
V  [jvm.dll+0x1e887c]
V  [jvm.dll+0x1e8ca2]
V  [jvm.dll+0x173e4c]
C  [MSVCR71.dll+0x9565]
C  [kernel32.dll+0x51174]
C  [ntdll.dll+0x5b3f5]
C  [ntdll.dll+0x5b3c8]

VM_Operation (0x0012e8ac): GenCollectForAllocation, mode: safepoint, requested by thread 0x02169400

---------------  P R O C E S S  ---------------

Java Threads: ( => current thread )
  0x06cd9000 JavaThread "Worker-7" [_thread_blocked, id=3792, stack(0x0a170000,0x0a270000)]
  0x06cd8c00 JavaThread "Worker-6" [_thread_blocked, id=1628, stack(0x0a070000,0x0a170000)]
  0x06cd8400 JavaThread "Worker-5" [_thread_blocked, id=2532, stack(0x09f70000,0x0a070000)]
  0x06cd8000 JavaThread "Worker-4" [_thread_blocked, id=4544, stack(0x08ea0000,0x08fa0000)]
  0x06c7b800 JavaThread "Worker-3" [_thread_blocked, id=5640, stack(0x08da0000,0x08ea0000)]
  0x06c7b000 JavaThread "Worker-2" [_thread_blocked, id=1664, stack(0x08ca0000,0x08da0000)]
  0x06c7ac00 JavaThread "Worker-1" [_thread_blocked, id=3588, stack(0x08b50000,0x08c50000)]
  0x06c7a000 JavaThread "JavaScript indexing" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=5644, stack(0x064e0000,0x065e0000)]
  0x06d9ac00 JavaThread "org.eclipse.jdt.internal.ui.text.JavaReconciler" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=2992, stack(0x06390000,0x06490000)]
  0x059a3c00 JavaThread "Java indexing" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=5692, stack(0x07ec0000,0x07fc0000)]
  0x059c4c00 JavaThread "Bundle File Closer" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=4868, stack(0x07190000,0x07290000)]
  0x05830800 JavaThread "Worker-0" [_thread_blocked, id=4228, stack(0x06190000,0x06290000)]
  0x05721400 JavaThread "[Timer] - Main Queue Handler" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=956, stack(0x05b30000,0x05c30000)]
  0x04de6800 JavaThread "Framework Event Dispatcher" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=5736, stack(0x05530000,0x05630000)]
  0x04d81c00 JavaThread "Start Level Event Dispatcher" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=3196, stack(0x05430000,0x05530000)]
  0x04dd8400 JavaThread "State Data Manager" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=5324, stack(0x05210000,0x05310000)]
  0x02036c00 JavaThread "Low Memory Detector" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=2572, stack(0x04a80000,0x04b80000)]
  0x02035c00 JavaThread "CompilerThread0" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=5632, stack(0x04980000,0x04a80000)]
  0x02034c00 JavaThread "Attach Listener" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=1524, stack(0x04880000,0x04980000)]
  0x0202a000 JavaThread "Signal Dispatcher" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=5428, stack(0x04780000,0x04880000)]
  0x01ffc000 JavaThread "Finalizer" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=5144, stack(0x04680000,0x04780000)]
  0x01ff7800 JavaThread "Reference Handler" daemon [_thread_blocked, id=6008, stack(0x04580000,0x04680000)]
  0x02169400 JavaThread "main" [_thread_blocked, id=5264, stack(0x00030000,0x00130000)]

Other Threads:
=>0x01ff4800 VMThread [stack: 0x04480000,0x04580000] [id=5216]
  0x02038000 WatcherThread [stack: 0x04b80000,0x04c80000] [id=2164]

VM state:at safepoint (normal execution)

VM Mutex/Monitor currently owned by a thread:  ([mutex/lock_event])
[0x021675b0] Threads_lock - owner thread: 0x01ff4800
[0x021679c0] Heap_lock - owner thread: 0x02169400

Heap
 def new generation   total 3328K, used 3325K [0x10110000, 0x104a0000, 0x12870000)
  eden space 3008K,  99% used [0x10110000, 0x103ff680, 0x10400000)
  from space 320K, 100% used [0x10450000, 0x104a0000, 0x104a0000)
  to   space 320K,  99% used [0x10400000, 0x1044fff0, 0x10450000)
 tenured generation   total 42888K, used 30010K [0x12870000, 0x15252000, 0x30110000)
   the space 42888K,  69% used [0x12870000, 0x145bebf8, 0x145bec00, 0x15252000)
 compacting perm gen  total 52736K, used 52603K [0x30110000, 0x33490000, 0x40110000)
   the space 52736K,  99% used [0x30110000, 0x3346ec58, 0x3346ee00, 0x33490000)
No shared spaces configured.

Dynamic libraries:
0x00400000 - 0x0040e000         E:\eclipse\eclipse.exe
0x773d0000 - 0x7750c000         C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll
0x758e0000 - 0x759b4000         C:\Windows\system32\kernel32.dll
0x75660000 - 0x756aa000         C:\Windows\system32\KERNELBASE.dll
0x771f0000 - 0x772b9000         C:\Windows\system32\USER32.dll
0x75840000 - 0x7588e000         C:\Windows\system32\GDI32.dll
0x75ba0000 - 0x75baa000         C:\Windows\system32\LPK.dll
0x76d70000 - 0x76e0d000         C:\Windows\system32\USP10.dll
0x77550000 - 0x775fc000         C:\Windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
0x755d0000 - 0x75654000         C:\Windows\WinSxS\x86_microsoft.windows.common-controls_6595b64144ccf1df_5.82.7600.16385_none_ebf82fc36c758ad5\COMCTL32.dll
0x76b30000 - 0x76bd0000         C:\Windows\system32\ADVAPI32.dll
0x77530000 - 0x77549000         C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\sechost.dll
0x77320000 - 0x773c1000         C:\Windows\system32\RPCRT4.dll
0x75820000 - 0x7583f000         C:\Windows\system32\IMM32.DLL
0x77090000 - 0x7715c000         C:\Windows\system32\MSCTF.dll
0x72000000 - 0x72014000         E:\eclipse\plugins\org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.win32.win32.x86_1.0.200.v20090519\eclipse_1206.dll
0x74a20000 - 0x74a29000         C:\Windows\system32\VERSION.dll
0x74230000 - 0x74270000         C:\Windows\system32\uxtheme.dll
0x10100000 - 0x1010e000         C:\Program Files\Logitech\SetPoint\lgscroll.dll
0x717c0000 - 0x7185b000         C:\Windows\WinSxS\x86_microsoft.vc80.crt_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_8.0.50727.4927_none_d08a205e442db5b5\MSVCR80.dll
0x73a50000 - 0x73a71000         C:\Windows\system32\ntmarta.dll
0x75890000 - 0x758d5000         C:\Windows\system32\WLDAP32.dll
0x76890000 - 0x769ec000         C:\Windows\system32\ole32.dll
0x754a0000 - 0x754ac000         C:\Windows\system32\CRYPTBASE.dll
0x6d800000 - 0x6da8b000         C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\client\jvm.dll
0x73a10000 - 0x73a42000         C:\Windows\system32\WINMM.dll
0x7c340000 - 0x7c396000         C:\Windows\system\MSVCR71.dll
0x75450000 - 0x7549b000         C:\Windows\system32\apphelp.dll
0x6d7b0000 - 0x6d7bc000         C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\verify.dll
0x6d330000 - 0x6d34f000         C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\java.dll
0x6d290000 - 0x6d298000         C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\hpi.dll
0x75b90000 - 0x75b95000         C:\Windows\system32\PSAPI.DLL
0x6d7f0000 - 0x6d7ff000         C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\zip.dll
0x74fb0000 - 0x74fc6000         C:\Windows\system32\CRYPTSP.dll
0x74d50000 - 0x74d8b000         C:\Windows\system32\rsaenh.dll
0x74b80000 - 0x74b97000         C:\Windows\system32\USERENV.dll
0x75520000 - 0x7552b000         C:\Windows\system32\profapi.dll
0x6d610000 - 0x6d623000         C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\net.dll
0x76af0000 - 0x76b25000         C:\Windows\system32\WS2_32.dll
0x77510000 - 0x77516000         C:\Windows\system32\NSI.dll
0x74f70000 - 0x74fac000         C:\Windows\system32\mswsock.dll
0x74f60000 - 0x74f66000         C:\Windows\System32\wship6.dll
0x73860000 - 0x73870000         C:\Windows\system32\NLAapi.dll
0x74e30000 - 0x74e74000         C:\Windows\system32\DNSAPI.dll
0x708b0000 - 0x708b8000         C:\Windows\System32\winrnr.dll
0x708a0000 - 0x708b0000         C:\Windows\system32\napinsp.dll
0x70880000 - 0x70892000         C:\Windows\system32\pnrpnsp.dll
0x74ab0000 - 0x74ab5000         C:\Windows\System32\wshtcpip.dll
0x732f0000 - 0x7330c000         C:\Windows\system32\IPHLPAPI.DLL
0x732e0000 - 0x732e7000         C:\Windows\system32\WINNSI.DLL
0x71570000 - 0x71576000         C:\Windows\system32\rasadhlp.dll
0x731d0000 - 0x73208000         C:\Windows\System32\fwpuclnt.dll
0x6d630000 - 0x6d639000         C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\nio.dll
0x10000000 - 0x10059000         E:\eclipse\configuration\org.eclipse.osgi\bundles\534\1\.cp\swt-win32-3555.dll
0x75b00000 - 0x75b8f000         C:\Windows\system32\OLEAUT32.dll
0x77010000 - 0x7708b000         C:\Windows\system32\comdlg32.dll
0x77160000 - 0x771b7000         C:\Windows\system32\SHLWAPI.dll
0x742c0000 - 0x7445e000         C:\Windows\WinSxS\x86_microsoft.windows.common-controls_6595b64144ccf1df_6.0.7600.16385_none_421189da2b7fabfc\COMCTL32.dll
0x75bb0000 - 0x767f9000         C:\Windows\system32\SHELL32.dll
0x769f0000 - 0x76ae4000         C:\Windows\system32\WININET.dll
0x77520000 - 0x77523000         C:\Windows\system32\Normaliz.dll
0x759c0000 - 0x75af5000         C:\Windows\system32\urlmon.dll
0x756b0000 - 0x757cc000         C:\Windows\system32\CRYPT32.dll
0x75590000 - 0x7559c000         C:\Windows\system32\MSASN1.dll
0x76e10000 - 0x77009000         C:\Windows\system32\iertutil.dll
0x73fb0000 - 0x73fc3000         C:\Windows\system32\dwmapi.dll
0x01a70000 - 0x01a84000         E:\eclipse\configuration\org.eclipse.osgi\bundles\534\1\.cp\swt-gdip-win32-3555.dll
0x740a0000 - 0x74230000         C:\Windows\WinSxS\x86_microsoft.windows.gdiplus_6595b64144ccf1df_1.1.7600.16385_none_72fc7cbf861225ca\gdiplus.dll
0x73df0000 - 0x73eeb000         C:\Windows\system32\WindowsCodecs.dll
0x04eb0000 - 0x04eb8000         E:\eclipse\configuration\org.eclipse.osgi\bundles\61\1\.cp\os\win32\x86\localfile_1_0_0.dll
0x71e50000 - 0x71e8c000         C:\Windows\system32\oleacc.dll
0x75510000 - 0x7551e000         C:\Windows\system32\RpcRtRemote.dll
0x76800000 - 0x76883000         C:\Windows\system32\CLBCatQ.DLL
0x70b60000 - 0x70b8e000         C:\Windows\system32\mlang.dll
0x73a80000 - 0x73a85000         C:\Windows\system32\msimg32.dll
0x70b90000 - 0x70b9f000         E:\eclipse\configuration\org.eclipse.osgi\bundles\64\1\.cp\jWinHttp-1.0.0.dll
0x71640000 - 0x71698000         C:\Windows\system32\WINHTTP.dll
0x715f0000 - 0x7163f000         C:\Windows\system32\webio.dll
0x731b0000 - 0x731bd000         C:\Windows\system32\dhcpcsvc6.DLL
0x73130000 - 0x73142000         C:\Windows\system32\dhcpcsvc.DLL
0x73870000 - 0x73895000         C:\Windows\system32\peerdist.dll
0x75140000 - 0x7515b000         C:\Windows\system32\AUTHZ.dll
0x75430000 - 0x7544a000         C:\Windows\system32\SspiCli.dll
0x74c50000 - 0x74c58000         C:\Windows\system32\credssp.dll
0x755a0000 - 0x755c7000         C:\Windows\system32\CFGMGR32.dll

VM Arguments:
jvm_args: -Dosgi.requiredJavaVersion=1.5 -Xms40m -Xmx512m -XX:MaxPermSize=256m 
java_command: <unknown>
Launcher Type: generic

Environment Variables:
JAVA_HOME=C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_17
PATH=C:/Program Files/Java/jre6/bin/client;C:/Program Files/Java/jre6/bin;C:\Program Files\JavaFX\javafx-sdk1.2\bin;C:\Program Files\JavaFX\javafx-sdk1.2\emulator\bin;C:\Windows\system32;C:\Windows;C:\Windows\System32\Wbem;C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\;4
USERNAME=Marcin
OS=Windows_NT
PROCESSOR_IDENTIFIER=x86 Family 15 Model 6 Stepping 4, GenuineIntel

---------------  S Y S T E M  ---------------

OS: Windows 7 Build 7600

CPU:total 2 (2 cores per cpu, 1 threads per core) family 15 model 6 stepping 4, cmov, cx8, fxsr, mmx, sse, sse2, sse3

Memory: 4k page, physical 2096376k(1416252k free), swap 4192752k(3123640k free)

vm_info: Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (14.3-b01) for windows-x86 JRE (1.6.0_17-b04), built on Oct 11 2009 00:52:06 by "java_re" with MS VC++ 7.1

time: Fri Dec 25 20:54:05 2009
elapsed time: 20 seconds

It's a bug in java. That happens sometimes especially when debugging in eclipse (at least to me).

OK, but is there a fix for it or something like that? Or do I just have to live with it?

you'll just have to live with it unfortunately ...

Sebastian Janisch wrote:you'll just have to live with it unfortunately ...

Your two options are...

1. If you can, upgrade to a later version of Java. It may be a bug that has been fixed.

2. File a bug report with Sun. There is little chance that it will be fixed, unless someone knows about it -- so help Sun out.

Henry

I've already done those two things, but thanks for the tips

We have faced the same issue in 1.7_07 JRE.
After many unsuccessful attempts to fix / resolve the issue, we have upgraded to 1.7_09 JRE and the problem disappeared.

Thanks,
Sambath.

SambathKumar Palanisamy wrote:
After many unsuccessful attempts to fix / resolve the issue, we have upgraded to 1.7_09 JRE and the problem disappeared.

Bugfix releases are exactly meant for such purposes, aren't they?

I agree.
But when I search for the solution, I couldn't find it anywhere in the bug database or in any other forums mentioning this issue is fixed in 1.7.0_09.
So, I replied this post to help others.