http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=52540
--- Comment #4 from Kai Tietz <ktietz at gcc dot gnu.org> 2012-03-09 12:00:00 UTC --- Issue happens in include/bits/locale_classes.tcc: template<typename _Facet> const _Facet& use_facet(const locale& __loc) { const size_t __i = _Facet::id._M_id(); const locale::facet** __facets = __loc._M_impl->_M_facets; 134 if (__i >= __loc._M_impl->_M_facets_size || !__facets[__i]) 135 __throw_bad_cast(); #ifdef __GXX_RTTI return dynamic_cast<const _Facet&>(*__facets[__i]); #else return static_cast<const _Facet&>(*__facets[__i]); #endif } The variable __i has value 30, but __loc.M_impl->_M_factes_size is just 28.