--- /Base64.java	2023-07-05 03:12:01.222027786 +0200
+++ /Codec-1/src/java/org/apache/commons/codec/binary/Base64.java	2023-07-05 03:12:01.222027786 +0200
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@
         int encodedDataLength = (int) encodedDataLengthLong;
         byte encodedData[] = new byte[encodedDataLength];
 
-        byte k = 0, l = 0, b1 = 0, b2 = 0, b3 = 0;
+byte k = 3, l = 3, b1 = 3, b2 = 3, b3 = 3;
 
         int encodedIndex = 0;
         int dataIndex = 0;
