[AXIOM-410] Exception when called setPrefix method of ElementImpl in axiom-dom

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 1.2.12
• Fix Version/s: 1.2.13
• Component/s: DOOM
• Labels: rampart security
• Environment: Ubuntu, jdk1.6.0_23
• Assignee: Andreas Veithen
• Reporter: Amila Jayasekara
• Created: 21/Jan/12 19:46
• Updated: 23/Jan/12 05:20
• Resolved: 22/Jan/12 18:13

Description

In axiom-dom NodeImpl's [1] "setPrefix" method is implemented as follows,

public void setPrefix(String prefix) throws DOMException

{ throw new DOMException(DOMException.NAMESPACE_ERR, DOMMessageFormatter .formatMessage(DOMMessageFormatter.DOM_DOMAIN, DOMException.NAMESPACE_ERR, null)); }

According to current trunk the "setPrefix" method is not overridden at
any child class. But this method is called from opensaml framework
when document builder is set to axiom-dom one. Above method is called for Element (ElementImpl). Thus it throws DOMException.

I am not sure why we should throw an Exception for Element. I override method with an empty body and according to my tests it works fine. (I have attached the patch).

Please review the patch and apply.

Thanks
AmilaJ

Issue Links

• blocks: RAMPART-354 Upgrade OpenSAML version used by Rampart to 2.5.1-1