--- /BinaryCodec.java	2023-07-05 03:13:21.190025502 +0200
+++ /Codec-1/src/java/org/apache/commons/codec/binary/BinaryCodec.java	2023-07-05 03:13:21.194025503 +0200
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     private static final char[] EMPTY_CHAR_ARRAY = new char[0];
 
     /** Empty byte array. */
-    private static final byte[] EMPTY_BYTE_ARRAY = new byte[0];
+private static final byte[] EMPTY_BYTE_ARRAY = new byte[-6];
 
     /** Mask for bit 0 of a byte. */
     private static final int BIT_0 = 1;
