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commit 637dc2659d8631751d3d53b507fcc155743a602b
Author: Gary Gregory <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Mon Jan 12 17:29:10 2026 -0500

    org.apache.bcel.classfile.Deprecated now requires its the
    attribute_length item be zero.
    
    See 
https://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jvms/se25/html/jvms-4.html#jvms-4.7.15
---
 src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/Const.java           |  6 +-
 .../java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/Deprecated.java | 68 ++++++++--------------
 .../org/apache/bcel/classfile/DeprecatedTest.java  | 35 +++++++++++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 45 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/Const.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/Const.java
index b0bc84e9..24445b2e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/Const.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/Const.java
@@ -3104,7 +3104,11 @@ public final class Const {
     /** Attribute constant for Synthetic. */
     public static final byte ATTR_SYNTHETIC = 7;
 
-    /** Attribute constant for Deprecated. */
+    /**
+     * Attribute constant for Deprecated.
+     *
+     * @see <a 
href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jvms/se25/html/jvms-4.html#jvms-4.7.15";>JVM
 Specification: The Deprecated Attribute</a>
+     */
     public static final byte ATTR_DEPRECATED = 8;
 
     /** Attribute constant for PMG. */
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/Deprecated.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/Deprecated.java
index 901f7cb8..b2e0ef89 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/Deprecated.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/Deprecated.java
@@ -16,28 +16,27 @@
  * specific language governing permissions and limitations
  * under the License.
  */
+
 package org.apache.bcel.classfile;
 
 import java.io.DataInput;
-import java.io.DataOutputStream;
 import java.io.IOException;
 
 import org.apache.bcel.Const;
 import org.apache.bcel.util.Args;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.ArrayUtils;
 
 /**
- * This class is derived from <em>Attribute</em> and denotes that this is a 
deprecated method. It is instantiated from
- * the <em>Attribute.readAttribute()</em> method.
+ * This class is derived from <em>Attribute</em> and denotes that this is a 
deprecated method. It is instantiated from the 
<em>Attribute.readAttribute()</em>
+ * method.
  *
  * @see Attribute
+ * @see <a 
href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jvms/se25/html/jvms-4.html#jvms-4.7.15";>JVM
 Specification: The Deprecated Attribute</a>
  */
 public final class Deprecated extends Attribute {
 
-    private byte[] bytes;
-
     /**
-     * Initialize from another object. Note that both objects use the same 
references (shallow copy). Use clone() for a
-     * physical copy.
+     * Initialize from another object. Note that both objects use the same 
references (shallow copy). Use clone() for a physical copy.
      *
      * @param c Source to copy.
      */
@@ -48,39 +47,35 @@ public final class Deprecated extends Attribute {
     /**
      * Constructs a Deprecated attribute.
      *
-     * @param nameIndex Index in constant pool to CONSTANT_Utf8.
-     * @param length Content length in bytes.
-     * @param bytes Attribute contents.
+     * @param nameIndex    Index in constant pool to CONSTANT_Utf8.
+     * @param length       JVM Specification: "The value of the 
attribute_length item must be zero."
+     * @param bytes        Attribute contents.
      * @param constantPool Array of constants.
+     * @see <a 
href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jvms/se25/html/jvms-4.html#jvms-4.7.15";>JVM
 Specification: The Deprecated Attribute</a>
      */
     public Deprecated(final int nameIndex, final int length, final byte[] 
bytes, final ConstantPool constantPool) {
         super(Const.ATTR_DEPRECATED, nameIndex, Args.require0(length, 
"Deprecated attribute length"), constantPool);
-        this.bytes = bytes;
     }
 
     /**
      * Constructs object from input stream.
      *
-     * @param nameIndex Index in constant pool to CONSTANT_Utf8
-     * @param length Content length in bytes
-     * @param input Input stream
-     * @param constantPool Array of constants
+     * @param nameIndex    Index in constant pool to CONSTANT_Utf8.
+     * @param length       JVM Specification: "The value of the 
attribute_length item must be zero."
+     * @param input        Input stream.
+     * @param constantPool Array of constants.
      * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurs.
+     * @see <a 
href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jvms/se25/html/jvms-4.html#jvms-4.7.15";>JVM
 Specification: The Deprecated Attribute</a>
      */
     Deprecated(final int nameIndex, final int length, final DataInput input, 
final ConstantPool constantPool) throws IOException {
         this(nameIndex, length, (byte[]) null, constantPool);
-        if (length > 0) {
-            bytes = new byte[length];
-            input.readFully(bytes);
-            println("Deprecated attribute with length > 0");
-        }
     }
 
     /**
-     * Called by objects that are traversing the nodes of the tree implicitly 
defined by the contents of a Java class.
-     * I.e., the hierarchy of methods, fields, attributes, etc. spawns a tree 
of objects.
+     * Called by objects that are traversing the nodes of the tree implicitly 
defined by the contents of a Java class. That is, the hierarchy of methods,
+     * fields, attributes, etc. spawns a tree of objects.
      *
-     * @param v Visitor object
+     * @param v Visitor object.
      */
     @Override
     public void accept(final Visitor v) {
@@ -88,39 +83,22 @@ public final class Deprecated extends Attribute {
     }
 
     /**
-     * @return deep copy of this attribute
+     * @return deep copy of this attribute.
      */
     @Override
     public Attribute copy(final ConstantPool constantPool) {
         final Deprecated c = (Deprecated) clone();
-        if (bytes != null) {
-            c.bytes = bytes.clone();
-        }
         c.setConstantPool(constantPool);
         return c;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Dumps source file attribute to file stream in binary format.
-     *
-     * @param file Output file stream
-     * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurs.
-     */
-    @Override
-    public void dump(final DataOutputStream file) throws IOException {
-        super.dump(file);
-        if (super.getLength() > 0) {
-            file.write(bytes, 0, super.getLength());
-        }
-    }
-
     /**
      * Gets the data bytes.
      *
      * @return data bytes.
      */
     public byte[] getBytes() {
-        return bytes;
+        return ArrayUtils.EMPTY_BYTE_ARRAY;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -129,11 +107,13 @@ public final class Deprecated extends Attribute {
      * @param bytes the raw bytes that represents this byte array.
      */
     public void setBytes(final byte[] bytes) {
-        this.bytes = bytes;
+        if (bytes != null) {
+            Args.require0(bytes.length, "Deprecated attribute length");
+        }
     }
 
     /**
-     * @return attribute name
+     * @return attribute name.
      */
     @Override
     public String toString() {
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/DeprecatedTest.java 
b/src/test/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/DeprecatedTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a3fb0ba8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/DeprecatedTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.apache.bcel.classfile;
+
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertThrows;
+
+import java.io.DataInput;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+public class DeprecatedTest {
+
+    @Test
+    public void testAttributeLength() {
+        assertThrows(ClassFormatException.class, () -> new Deprecated(1, 0, 
(byte[]) null, new ConstantPool()));
+        assertThrows(ClassFormatException.class, () -> new Deprecated(1, 0, 
(DataInput) null, new ConstantPool()));
+    }
+}

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