org.apache.cxf.binding.soap.SoapFault: Error reading XMLStreamReader.
at org.apache.cxf.binding.soap.interceptor.ReadHeadersInterceptor.handleMessage(ReadHeadersInterceptor.java:230)
at org.apache.cxf.binding.soap.interceptor.ReadHeadersInterceptor.handleMessage(ReadHeadersInterceptor.java:60)
at org.apache.cxf.phase.PhaseInterceptorChain.doIntercept(PhaseInterceptorChain.java:244)
at org.apache.cxf.endpoint.ClientImpl.onMessage(ClientImpl.java:729)
at org.apache.cxf.transport.http.HTTPConduit$WrappedOutputStream.handleResponseInternal(HTTPConduit.java:2261)
at org.apache.cxf.transport.http.HTTPConduit$WrappedOutputStream.handleResponse(HTTPConduit.java:2134)
at org.apache.cxf.transport.http.HTTPConduit$WrappedOutputStream.close(HTTPConduit.java:1988)
at org.apache.cxf.transport.AbstractConduit.close(AbstractConduit.java:66)
at org.apache.cxf.transport.http.HTTPConduit.close(HTTPConduit.java:639)
at org.apache.cxf.interceptor.MessageSenderInterceptor$MessageSenderEndingInterceptor.handleMessage(MessageSenderInterceptor.java:62)
at org.apache.cxf.phase.PhaseInterceptorChain.doIntercept(PhaseInterceptorChain.java:244)
at org.apache.cxf.endpoint.ClientImpl.invoke(ClientImpl.java:516)
at org.apache.cxf.endpoint.ClientImpl.invoke(ClientImpl.java:313)
at org.apache.cxf.endpoint.ClientImpl.invoke(ClientImpl.java:265)
at org.apache.cxf.frontend.ClientProxy.invokeSync(ClientProxy.java:73)
at org.apache.cxf.jaxws.JaxWsClientProxy.invoke(JaxWsClientProxy.java:124)
at $Proxy54.save(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:585)
at org.springframework.aop.support.AopUtils.invokeJoinpointUsingReflection(AopUtils.java:310)
at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.invokeJoinpoint(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:182)
at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:149)
at org.springframework.aop.aspectj.AspectJAfterThrowingAdvice.invoke(AspectJAfterThrowingAdvice.java:54)
at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:171)
at org.springframework.aop.aspectj.AspectJAfterThrowingAdvice.invoke(AspectJAfterThrowingAdvice.java:54)
at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:171)
at org.springframework.aop.interceptor.ExposeInvocationInterceptor.invoke(ExposeInvocationInterceptor.java:89)
at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:171)
at org.springframework.aop.framework.JdkDynamicAopProxy.invoke(JdkDynamicAopProxy.java:204)
at $Proxy55.save(Unknown Source)
at org.rtx.wmprd.test.TestAsnServices.main(TestAsnServices.java:37)
Caused by: com.ctc.wstx.exc.WstxIOException: Invalid UTF-8 middle byte 0xde (at char #541, byte #127)
at com.ctc.wstx.sr.StreamScanner.throwFromIOE(StreamScanner.java:708)
at com.ctc.wstx.sr.BasicStreamReader.next(BasicStreamReader.java:1086)
at org.apache.cxf.binding.soap.interceptor.ReadHeadersInterceptor.handleMessage(ReadHeadersInterceptor.java:218)
... 32 more
Caused by: java.io.CharConversionException: Invalid UTF-8 middle byte 0xde (at char #541, byte #127)
at com.ctc.wstx.io.UTF8Reader.reportInvalidOther(UTF8Reader.java:313)
at com.ctc.wstx.io.UTF8Reader.read(UTF8Reader.java:204)
at com.ctc.wstx.io.MergedReader.read(MergedReader.java:101)
at com.ctc.wstx.io.ReaderSource.readInto(ReaderSource.java:84)
at com.ctc.wstx.io.BranchingReaderSource.readInto(BranchingReaderSource.java:57)
at com.ctc.wstx.sr.StreamScanner.loadMore(StreamScanner.java:992)
at com.ctc.wstx.sr.StreamScanner.loadMore(StreamScanner.java:1034)
at com.ctc.wstx.sr.StreamScanner.getNextChar(StreamScanner.java:794)
at com.ctc.wstx.sr.BasicStreamReader.parseNormalizedAttrValue(BasicStreamReader.java:1900)
at com.ctc.wstx.sr.BasicStreamReader.handleNsAttrs(BasicStreamReader.java:3037)
at com.ctc.wstx.sr.BasicStreamReader.handleStartElem(BasicStreamReader.java:2936)
at com.ctc.wstx.sr.BasicStreamReader.nextFromTree(BasicStreamReader.java:2848)
at com.ctc.wstx.sr.BasicStreamReader.next(BasicStreamReader.java:1019)
... 33 more
Exception in thread "main" javax.xml.ws.soap.SOAPFaultException: Error reading XMLStreamReader.
at org.apache.cxf.jaxws.JaxWsClientProxy.invoke(JaxWsClientProxy.java:146)
at $Proxy54.save(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:585)
at org.springframework.aop.support.AopUtils.invokeJoinpointUsingReflection(AopUtils.java:310)
at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.invokeJoinpoint(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:182)
at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:149)
at org.springframework.aop.aspectj.AspectJAfterThrowingAdvice.invoke(AspectJAfterThrowingAdvice.java:54)
at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:171)
at org.springframework.aop.aspectj.AspectJAfterThrowingAdvice.invoke(AspectJAfterThrowingAdvice.java:54)
at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:171)
at org.springframework.aop.interceptor.ExposeInvocationInterceptor.invoke(ExposeInvocationInterceptor.java:89)
at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:171)
at org.springframework.aop.framework.JdkDynamicAopProxy.invoke(JdkDynamicAopProxy.java:204)
at $Proxy55.save(Unknown Source)
at org.rtx.wmprd.test.TestAsnServices.main(TestAsnServices.java:37)
Caused by: com.ctc.wstx.exc.WstxIOException: Invalid UTF-8 middle byte 0xde (at char #541, byte #127)
at com.ctc.wstx.sr.StreamScanner.throwFromIOE(StreamScanner.java:708)
at com.ctc.wstx.sr.BasicStreamReader.next(BasicStreamReader.java:1086)
at org.apache.cxf.binding.soap.interceptor.ReadHeadersInterceptor.handleMessage(ReadHeadersInterceptor.java:218)
at org.apache.cxf.binding.soap.interceptor.ReadHeadersInterceptor.handleMessage(ReadHeadersInterceptor.java:60)
at org.apache.cxf.phase.PhaseInterceptorChain.doIntercept(PhaseInterceptorChain.java:244)
at org.apache.cxf.endpoint.ClientImpl.onMessage(ClientImpl.java:729)
at org.apache.cxf.transport.http.HTTPConduit$WrappedOutputStream.handleResponseInternal(HTTPConduit.java:2261)
at org.apache.cxf.transport.http.HTTPConduit$WrappedOutputStream.handleResponse(HTTPConduit.java:2134)
at org.apache.cxf.transport.http.HTTPConduit$WrappedOutputStream.close(HTTPConduit.java:1988)
at org.apache.cxf.transport.AbstractConduit.close(AbstractConduit.java:66)
at org.apache.cxf.transport.http.HTTPConduit.close(HTTPConduit.java:639)
at org.apache.cxf.interceptor.MessageSenderInterceptor$MessageSenderEndingInterceptor.handleMessage(MessageSenderInterceptor.java:62)
at org.apache.cxf.phase.PhaseInterceptorChain.doIntercept(PhaseInterceptorChain.java:244)
at org.apache.cxf.endpoint.ClientImpl.invoke(ClientImpl.java:516)
at org.apache.cxf.endpoint.ClientImpl.invoke(ClientImpl.java:313)
at org.apache.cxf.endpoint.ClientImpl.invoke(ClientImpl.java:265)
at org.apache.cxf.frontend.ClientProxy.invokeSync(ClientProxy.java:73)
at org.apache.cxf.jaxws.JaxWsClientProxy.invoke(JaxWsClientProxy.java:124)
... 17 more
Caused by: java.io.CharConversionException: Invalid UTF-8 middle byte 0xde (at char #541, byte #127)
at com.ctc.wstx.io.UTF8Reader.reportInvalidOther(UTF8Reader.java:313)
at com.ctc.wstx.io.UTF8Reader.read(UTF8Reader.java:204)
at com.ctc.wstx.io.MergedReader.read(MergedReader.java:101)
at com.ctc.wstx.io.ReaderSource.readInto(ReaderSource.java:84)
at com.ctc.wstx.io.BranchingReaderSource.readInto(BranchingReaderSource.java:57)
at com.ctc.wstx.sr.StreamScanner.loadMore(StreamScanner.java:992)
at com.ctc.wstx.sr.StreamScanner.loadMore(StreamScanner.java:1034)
at com.ctc.wstx.sr.StreamScanner.getNextChar(StreamScanner.java:794)
at com.ctc.wstx.sr.BasicStreamReader.parseNormalizedAttrValue(BasicStreamReader.java:1900)
at com.ctc.wstx.sr.BasicStreamReader.handleNsAttrs(BasicStreamReader.java:3037)
at com.ctc.wstx.sr.BasicStreamReader.handleStartElem(BasicStreamReader.java:2936)
at com.ctc.wstx.sr.BasicStreamReader.nextFromTree(BasicStreamReader.java:2848)
at com.ctc.wstx.sr.BasicStreamReader.next(BasicStreamReader.java:1019)
... 33 more

When using Apache CXF, the above exception appears in the calling method. After careful inspection, the ASM package is missing. Just introduce the ASM package.