--- old/src/share/classes/com/sun/imageio/plugins/png/PNGImageReader.java 2014-07-08 13:39:05.783000253 -0700 +++ new/src/share/classes/com/sun/imageio/plugins/png/PNGImageReader.java 2014-07-08 13:39:05.667000257 -0700 @@ -639,7 +639,7 @@ metadata.zTXt_keyword.add(keyword); int method = stream.readUnsignedByte(); - metadata.zTXt_compressionMethod.add(new Integer(method)); + metadata.zTXt_compressionMethod.add(method); byte[] b = new byte[chunkLength - keyword.length() - 2]; stream.readFully(b);