--- a/jdk/src/share/classes/javax/swing/ImageIcon.java	Wed Apr 27 19:23:13 2011 -0700
+++ b/jdk/src/share/classes/javax/swing/ImageIcon.java	Wed May 04 11:35:46 2011 -0700
@@ -40,8 +40,7 @@
 
 import sun.awt.AppContext;
 import java.lang.reflect.Field;
-import java.security.PrivilegedAction;
-import java.security.AccessController;
+import java.security.*;
 
 /**
  * An implementation of the Icon interface that paints Icons
@@ -81,32 +80,51 @@
     ImageObserver imageObserver;
     String description = null;
 
+    // Fields for twisted backward compatibility only. DO NOT USE.
     protected final static Component component;
     protected final static MediaTracker tracker;
 
     static {
-        component = new Component() {};
-        AccessController.doPrivileged(new PrivilegedAction<Object>() {
-            public Object run() {
+        component = AccessController.doPrivileged(new PrivilegedAction<Component>() {
+            public Component run() {
                 try {
+                    final Component component = createNoPermsComponent();
+
                     // 6482575 - clear the appContext field so as not to leak it
                     Field appContextField =
-                                 Component.class.getDeclaredField("appContext");
+
+                            Component.class.getDeclaredField("appContext");
                     appContextField.setAccessible(true);
                     appContextField.set(component, null);
-                }
-                catch (NoSuchFieldException e) {
+
+                    return component;
+                } catch (Throwable e) {
+                    // We don't care about component.
+                    // So don't prevent class initialisation.
                     e.printStackTrace();
+                    return null;
                 }
-                catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
-                    e.printStackTrace();
-                }
-                return null;
             }
         });
         tracker = new MediaTracker(component);
     }
 
+    private static Component createNoPermsComponent() {
+        // 7020198 - set acc field to no permissions and no subject
+        // Note, will have appContext set.
+        return AccessController.doPrivileged(
+                new PrivilegedAction<Component>() {
+                    public Component run() {
+                        return new Component() {
+                        };
+                    }
+                },
+                new AccessControlContext(new ProtectionDomain[]{
+                        new ProtectionDomain(null, null)
+                })
+        );
+    }
+
     /**
      * Id used in loading images from MediaTracker.
      */