isBase64 throws ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException on some non-BASE64 bytes
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                 Key: CODEC-68
                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CODEC-68
             Project: Commons Codec
          Issue Type: Bug
    Affects Versions: 1.3
            Reporter: Robert Rodewald


the following code throws an ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException although it is 
perfectly valid (the byte 0x9c should be ignored according to the standard):

byte[x] = new byte[] { 'n', 'A', '=', '=', 0x9c };
Base64.decodeBase64(x);

The problem is the following method:

    private static boolean isBase64(byte octect) {
        if (octect == PAD) {
            return true;
        } else if (base64Alphabet[octect] == -1) {
            return false;
        } else {
            return true;
        }
    }

in Java octect is a *signed* value, so it is not correct to use it as an offset 
for an array [0..254] which base64Alphabet is. 0x9c is -100!

FIX:
use base64Alphabet[ 0xff & octect ] in the "else if" block to convert the octet 
prior using it as an offset for the lookup table

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