2902128 - Solman CCDB extractor programs dumping with runtime error 'STRING_OFFSET_TOO_LARGE'

The SAP system is generating the following dumps when Solution Manager CCDB extractor programs are running for DB2 databases:

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Category ABAP Programming Error
Runtime Errors STRING_OFFSET_TOO_LARGE
Except. CX_SY_RANGE_OUT_OF_BOUNDS
ABAP Program CL_DB2_CCDB_EXTRACTOR=========CP
Application Component BC-DB-DB2
Date and Time 02.03.2020 20:02:24

Short Text
Invalid access to a string (offset too large)

What happened?
Error in the ABAP Application Program

The current ABAP program "CL_DB2_CCDB_EXTRACTOR=========CP" had to be terminated because it has come across a statement
that unfortunately cannot be executed.

RFC Caller Information
Transaction.........
Call program...........CL_DBA_UTILITIES==============CP
Function module..... DBA_SOLMAN_CCDB_EXTRACT
Call destination..... NONE

Information on where terminated
The termination occurred in ABAP program "CL_DB2_CCDB_EXTRACTOR=========CP",
in "EXTRACT_PTF_STATUS". The main program
was "SAPMSSY1".

In the source code, the termination point is in line 46 of (Include)
program "CL_DB2_CCDB_EXTRACTOR=========CM002".
The termination is due to exception "CX_SY_RANGE_OUT_OF_BOUNDS" occurring in
procedure "EXTRACT_PTF_STATUS" "(METHOD)".
This exception was not handled locally or declared in the RAISING
clause in the procedure's signature however.
The procedure is in program "CL_DB2_CCDB_EXTRACTOR=========CP". The source
code begins in line 1 of
(include) program "CL_DB2_CCDB_EXTRACTOR=========CM002".

Source Code Extract
16 DATA: ptf_status TYPE string.
17
18 DATA: ex_dba_ccdb TYPE REF TO cx_dba_ccdb.
19
20
21 CALL FUNCTION 'STU3_GET_MEPL'
22 EXPORTING
23 remote_dbcon = me->sys_ref->sys_data-dbcname
24 IMPORTING
25 sysprint_t = sysprint_t
26 EXCEPTIONS
27 dsnutils_error = 1
28 OTHERS = 2.
29 IF sy-subrc <> 0.
30 ex_dba_ccdb = cx_dba_ccdb=>create( cfg_store = me->mv_cfg_store ).
31 RAISE EXCEPTION ex_dba_ccdb.
32 ENDIF.
33
34 CLEAR ptf_status_t.
35
36 LOOP AT sysprint_t INTO sysprint_wa.
37
38 CLEAR ptf_status_wa.
39
40 * see report RSDB2MEPL for parsing MEPL sysprint output
41
42 IF sysprint_wa-text <> ' ' AND sysprint_wa-text+1(4) <> 'DSNU'. " ignore empty and statu
43
44 ptf_status = sysprint_wa-text+86(34).
45
>>>>> IF ptf_status+5(3) = 'DSN'.
47
48 ptf_status_wa-module = ptf_status+5(8).
49 ptf_status_wa-date = ptf_status+13(8).
50 ptf_status_wa-ptfno = ptf_status+21(7).
51 " ptf_status_wa-text = ptf_status. "XXX REMOVE IN PRODUCTION USE!!!
52
53 APPEND ptf_status_wa TO ptf_status_t.
54
55 ENDIF.
56 ENDIF.
57
58 ENDLOOP.
59
60 SORT ptf_status_t BY module ASCENDING ptfno DESCENDING.
61 DELETE ADJACENT DUPLICATES FROM ptf_status_t COMPARING module.
62
63 me->initialize( ptf_status_t ).
64
65 me->add_field( ddf = 'MODULE' name = 'MODULE' role = me->co_role_key ).

Internal notes
The termination was triggered in function "ab_StringOutOfBounds" of the SAP
kernel, in
line 3841 of module "//bas/753_STACK/src/krn/abap/runt/abstring.c#2".
The internal operation just processed is "OFFL".
Internal mode started at 20200302200223.
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With C-Stack:
  
SAP (R) - R/3(TM) Callstack, Version 1.0
Copyright (C) SAP AG. All rights reserved.
Callstack without Exception:
App : disp+work.EXE (pid=17788)
When : 3/2/2020 20:2:24.514
Threads : 2
Computer Name : HOEGSP02
User Name : XShoeGSPsys
Number of Processors: 8
Processor Type: Intel64 Family 6 Model 45 Stepping 2
Windows Version : 6.2 Current Build: 9600
State Dump for Thread Id 1190
000000CA79F558A0 00007FF7066B740D 00007FF70983C668 disp+work!DumpStacks [ntstcdbg.c (563)]
000000CA79F55BA0 00007FF706979999 00007FF9E3A6C560 disp+work!NTDebugProcess [ntstcdbg.c (391)]
000000CA79F55BD0 00007FF7073ABA13 0000000000000000 disp+work!CTrcStack2 [dptstack.c (296)]
000000CA79F55C20 00007FF706B2C58F 0000000000000001 disp+work!rabax_CStackSave [abrabax.c (5587)]
000000CA79F565D0 00007FF7073658CC 0000000000000000 disp+work!rabax [abrabax.c (1359)]
000000CA79F56620 00007FF706DDA2FD 0000000000000014 disp+work!ab_StringOutOfBounds [abstring.c (384
000000CA79F566A0 00007FF706649DAA 000007DC734462B8 disp+work!ab_StringOffsetLength [abstring.c (31
000000CA79F56730 00007FF70669EBFD 0000000000000014 disp+work!ab_joffl [abofflen.c (157)]
000000CA79F57300 00007FF70668D9F7 0000000000000003 disp+work!ab_extri [abextri.c (1475)]
000000CA79F57380 00007FF70668D812 0000000000000003 disp+work!ab_xevent [abrunt1.c (281)]
000000CA79F57440 00007FF70668BEAD 000007DC7346B2D0 disp+work!ab_dstep [abdynpro.c (690)]
000000CA79F57920 00007FF7066D3A8E 0020002000200020 disp+work!dynpmcal [dymainstp.c (2996)]
000000CA79F579B0 00007FF70668C2E8 0000000000000020 disp+work!dynppbo0 [dymainstp.c (724)]
000000CA79F57B10 00007FF70668C803 0000000000000000 disp+work!dynprctl [dymainstp.c (519)]
000000CA79F5F640 00007FF7066E7C86 0000000000000000 disp+work!dynpen00 [dymain.c (2629)]
000000CA79F5F7D0 00007FF7066E7A53 00000000000000F1 disp+work!ThrtCallAbapVm [thxxdynp.c (1739)]
000000CA79F5F9B0 00007FF7067BFF0E 0000000000000001 disp+work!RfcHandler::handleRequest [thrtrfchan
000000CA79F5FB30 00007FF7067C0813 0000784D0000049A disp+work!ThHandleRequest [thxxhead.c (2222)]
000000CA79F5FBA0 00007FF7067DF500 0000000000000001 disp+work!TskhLoop [thxxhead.c (2559)]
000000CA79F5FC30 00007FF7066FF51E 00000000000775B0 disp+work!ThStart [thxxhead.c (933)]
000000CA79F5FCB0 00007FF7066B61EA FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFE disp+work!DpMain [dpinit.c (532)]
000000CA79F5FCE0 00007FF706B296EF 00007FF706B0DD38 disp+work!nlsui_main [thxxanf.c (79)]
000000CA79F5FD10 00007FF9ECEF13F2 0000000000000000 disp+work!__tmainCRTStartup [crtexe.c (623)]
000000CA79F5FD40 00007FF9ED3654F4 00007FF9ECEF13D0 KERNEL32!BaseThreadInitThunk
000000CA79F5FD90 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 ntdll!RtlUserThreadStart
State Dump for Thread Id 1660
000000CA7F02F770 00007FF9EA588B45 000000CAD0FC1A9A ntdll!ZwFsControlFile
000000CA7F02F7E0 00007FF7066B6267 0000000000000001 KERNELBASE!ConnectNamedPipe
000000CA7F02F880 00007FF9E39B4F7F 0000000000000000 disp+work!SigIMsgFunc [signt.c (732)]
000000CA7F02F8B0 00007FF9E39B5126 00007FF9E3A6CB80 MSVCR120!beginthreadex
000000CA7F02F8E0 00007FF9ECEF13F2 00007FF9E39B5024 MSVCR120!endthreadex
000000CA7F02F910 00007FF9ED3654F4 00007FF9ECEF13D0 KERNEL32!BaseThreadInitThunk
000000CA7F02F960 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 ntdll!RtlUserThreadStart

• SAP Netweaver ABAP any version
• Db2 z/OS v10 & v11

Diagnostics  PI60069 UTILITY SERVICEABILITY DIAGNOSE DISPLAY MEPL APAR PTF
, KBA , BC-DB-DB2 , DB2 for z/OS , Problem