Segmentation violation, is this a memory leak or another issue?

I am working on a series of visual GUI's used to visualize a 3d stack of scan images on a cube or as a series of descrete points of color. I am having an issue where Matlab will crash, seemingly at random, when the user attempts to make a rotation using the built in rotate3d function which is activated by a toggle button and turned off/locked out during rendering. The dump file is as follows.

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       Segmentation violation detected at Wed Jul 10 15:51:12 2013
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Configuration:
  Crash Decoding  : Disabled
  Default Encoding: windows-1252
  MATLAB Root     : C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2012a
  MATLAB Version  : 7.14.0.739 (R2012a)
  Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7
  Processor ID    : x86 Family 6 Model 42 Stepping 7, GenuineIntel
  Virtual Machine : Java 1.6.0_17-b04 with Sun Microsystems Inc. Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM mixed mode
  Window System   : Version 6.1 (Build 7601: Service Pack 1)

Fault Count: 1

Abnormal termination:
Segmentation violation

Register State (from fault):
  RAX = 0000000000000001  RBX = 0000000063d93cd0
  RCX = 000000006330a550  RDX = 0000000063d93cd0
  RSP = 000000000407a4e0  RBP = 0000000063d93cd0
  RSI = 000000006330a550  RDI = 0000000000000000

     R8 = 000d39aa02420021   R9 = 000d39ab036e0022
    R10 = 000000000cfa9850  R11 = 0000000064f4ccd8
    R12 = 000000000ce9ce01  R13 = 000000000000000c
    R14 = 000000000407a700  R15 = 0000000000000002

    RIP = 0000000079e9724c  EFL = 00010202

     CS = 0033   FS = 0053   GS = 002b

Stack Trace (from fault):
[  0] 0x0000000079e9724c C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2012a\bin\win64\glren.dll+00094796 ( GLRenderEngineRegister+011068 )

[  1] 0x0000000079e97a16 C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2012a\bin\win64\glren.dll+00096790 ( GLRenderEngineRegister+013062 )

[  2] 0x0000000064f2550b   C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2012a\bin\win64\udd.dll+00218379 ( udiCreateDestroyListener+000299 )

[  3] 0x0000000064f1bb98   C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2012a\bin\win64\udd.dll+00179096 ( uddSetListenerRecursionWarning+000680 )

[  4] 0x0000000064f1c1fc   C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2012a\bin\win64\udd.dll+00180732 ( UDListenerManagerHost::notifyEvent+000076 )

[  5] 0x0000000064f17e5c   C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2012a\bin\win64\udd.dll+00163420 ( UDInterface::notifyPropEvent+000092 )

[  6] 0x0000000060944d1f    C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2012a\bin\win64\hg.dll+00281887 ( get_figure_CurrentRenderer+000527 )

[  7] 0x000000006099165c    C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2012a\bin\win64\hg.dll+00595548 ( gf_RenderEngine+000988 )

[  8] 0x00000000609922e0    C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2012a\bin\win64\hg.dll+00598752 ( gf_WinSysBitDataFromRenderBuffer+000320 )

[  9] 0x00000000609961f9    C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2012a\bin\win64\hg.dll+00614905 ( FigureHandleHGPeerQueue+011097 )

[ 10] 0x0000000060cdf942    C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2012a\bin\win64\hg.dll+04061506 ( deleteUpdateListener+000130 )

[ 11] 0x00000000609b5b2c    C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2012a\bin\win64\hg.dll+00744236 ( get_root_CurrentFigureHiddenHandle_array+002588 )

[ 12] 0x000000007bf81555 C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2012a\bin\win64\libmwservices.dll+00726357 ( sysq::addCommitDatabaseUpdateHook+001957 )

[ 13] 0x0000000004ffc7bb   C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2012a\bin\win64\uiw.dll+00378811 ( UIW_IsUserMessage+000699 )

[ 14] 0x0000000004fd8058   C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2012a\bin\win64\uiw.dll+00229464 ( win_sleep+000472 )

[ 15] 0x0000000079fba879 C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2012a\bin\win64\libmwbridge.dll+00043129 ( ioCmdLineEditSave+001001 )

[ 16] 0x0000000079fbc3fa C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2012a\bin\win64\libmwbridge.dll+00050170 ( ioCmdLineEditSave+008042 )

[ 17] 0x0000000079fbc809 C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2012a\bin\win64\libmwbridge.dll+00051209 ( ioReadLine+000153 )

[ 18] 0x0000000079fbca35 C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2012a\bin\win64\libmwbridge.dll+00051765 ( ioReadLine+000709 )

[ 19] 0x0000000079fc0840 C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2012a\bin\win64\libmwbridge.dll+00067648 ( QueryMLFcnTable_libmwbridge+001328 )

[ 20] 0x0000000079fc126a C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2012a\bin\win64\libmwbridge.dll+00070250 ( mnInitializeParser+001626 )

[ 21] 0x0000000079fc1711 C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2012a\bin\win64\libmwbridge.dll+00071441 ( mnParser+000305 )

[ 22] 0x00000000047c4164   C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2012a\bin\win64\mcr.dll+00541028 ( mcrInstance::mnParser_on_interpreter_thread+000036 )

[ 23] 0x00000000047a6a6f   C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2012a\bin\win64\mcr.dll+00420463 ( DepfunRules::postWarning+029263 )

[ 24] 0x00000000047a6ad1   C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2012a\bin\win64\mcr.dll+00420561 ( DepfunRules::postWarning+029361 )

[ 25] 0x0000000004ffc556   C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2012a\bin\win64\uiw.dll+00378198 ( UIW_IsUserMessage+000086 )

[ 26] 0x0000000004ffcbd4   C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2012a\bin\win64\uiw.dll+00379860 ( ws_ProcessOneEventBlocking+001028 )

[ 27] 0x00000000774d87fe                     C:\Windows\system32\USER32.dll+00165886 ( GetMenuBarInfo+000638 )

[ 28] 0x00000000774bf5fb                     C:\Windows\system32\USER32.dll+00062971 ( SystemParametersInfoW+000235 )

[ 29] 0x00000000774c4895                     C:\Windows\system32\USER32.dll+00084117 ( IsProcessDPIAware+000465 )

[ 30] 0x0000000077721225                      C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll+00332325 ( KiUserCallbackDispatcher+000031 )

[ 31] 0x00000000774c9e6a                     C:\Windows\system32\USER32.dll+00106090 ( SfmDxSetSwapChainStats+000026 )

[ 32] 0x00000000774c615e                     C:\Windows\system32\USER32.dll+00090462 ( GetMessageA+000078 )

[ 33] 0x0000000004fd7be7   C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2012a\bin\win64\uiw.dll+00228327 ( UIW_SetCurrentDialog+000855 )

[ 34] 0x0000000004ffdfa7   C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2012a\bin\win64\uiw.dll+00384935 ( ws_FreeSystemFont+000519 )

[ 35] 0x000000007bf7e4f3 C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2012a\bin\win64\libmwservices.dll+00713971 ( sysq::removeCommitDatabaseUpdatesHook+002131 )

[ 36] 0x000000007bf7fc68 C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2012a\bin\win64\libmwservices.dll+00719976 ( sysq::removeCommitDatabaseUpdatesHook+008136 )

[ 37] 0x000000007bf81880 C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2012a\bin\win64\libmwservices.dll+00727168 ( sysq::addProcessPendingEventsUnitTestHook+000240 )

[ 38] 0x000000007bf81948 C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2012a\bin\win64\libmwservices.dll+00727368 ( sysq::addProcessPendingEventsUnitTestHook+000440 )

[ 39] 0x000000007bf81b03 C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2012a\bin\win64\libmwservices.dll+00727811 ( sysq::addProcessPendingEventsUnitTestHook+000883 )

[ 40] 0x000000007bf81bd6 C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2012a\bin\win64\libmwservices.dll+00728022 ( sysq::addProcessPendingEventsUnitTestHook+001094 )

[ 41] 0x00000000047a7cff   C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2012a\bin\win64\mcr.dll+00425215 ( DepfunRules::postWarning+034015 )

[ 42] 0x00000000047a8024   C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2012a\bin\win64\mcr.dll+00426020 ( DepfunRules::postWarning+034820 )

[ 43] 0x00000000047a84be   C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2012a\bin\win64\mcr.dll+00427198 ( DepfunRules::postWarning+035998 )

[ 44] 0x000000013f7cb8f9 C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2012a\bin\win64\MATLAB.exe+00047353 ( ???+000000 )

[ 45] 0x000000013f7cbbd6 C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2012a\bin\win64\MATLAB.exe+00048086 ( ???+000000 )

[ 46] 0x000000013f7cc133 C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2012a\bin\win64\MATLAB.exe+00049459 ( ???+000000 )

[ 47] 0x00000000775c652d C:\Windows\system32\kernel32.dll+00091437 ( BaseThreadInitThunk+000013 )

[ 48] 0x00000000776fc521 C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll+00181537 ( RtlUserThreadStart+000033 )

The last two lines seem to indicate that the program is attempting to intiate a new thread but cannot allocate the memory. This has me suspecting a memory leak but the semi random nature of the occurance and the fact that it isn't consistent in terms of time or number of opperations doesn't seem to match. Does anyone have any ideas about how to go about trying to resolve this?

Answer 1

[Jan]

Not the last two lines matters, but the first line, because the stack trace is top-down ordered. The first line indicates problems of the GLRenderEngine, such that I'd try two solutions:

1. Update the driver of your graphics card. Look at the homepage of the manufacturer.
2. Change the OpenGL renderer from software to hardware (or the other way around):

opengl software
% Or: opengl hardware

[Emanuel]

I'll give that a try, however I feel its worth pointing out that the last 5 lines seem to indicate that the system was attempting to launch a new thread but couldn't allocate the memory. If it is the GLRenderEngine, it doesn't make much sense because as I said before, the crashing is random and inconsistant. You would think that if the engine couldn't handle the input, it would crash the first time I tried to make a rotation, not at random.

Edit: I managed to reproduce the crash under both of the opengl settings. The dump file was identical both times. The divers on this computer are all up to date as well. Any other suggestions?