--- a/jdk/src/share/classes/sun/font/TrueTypeFont.java	Fri Feb 20 13:48:32 2009 +0300
+++ b/jdk/src/share/classes/sun/font/TrueTypeFont.java	Tue Mar 03 16:10:37 2009 -0800
@@ -174,8 +174,17 @@
         super(platname, nativeNames);
         useJavaRasterizer = javaRasterizer;
         fontRank = Font2D.TTF_RANK;
-        verify();
-        init(fIndex);
+        try {
+            verify();
+            init(fIndex);
+        } catch (Throwable t) {
+            close();
+            if (t instanceof FontFormatException) {
+                throw (FontFormatException)t;
+            } else {
+                throw new FontFormatException("Unexpected runtime exception.");
+            }
+        }
         Disposer.addObjectRecord(this, disposerRecord);
     }