[MCL-4322] Launcher crashes with stack overflow when loading profiles

I installed Minecraft using Java, .exe, and the installer and just hangs after 1 day. Staying on "Loading Versions". You can't edit profile, or make a profile. Just the tabs can be used.

Launcher Log displays:

	
[15:41:26 INFO]: Minecraft Launcher 1.6.48 (through bootstrap 100) started on windows...
[15:41:26 INFO]: Current time is Jan 24, 2016 3:41:26 PM
[15:41:26 INFO]: System.getProperty('os.name') == 'Windows 10'
[15:41:26 INFO]: System.getProperty('os.version') == '10.0'
[15:41:26 INFO]: System.getProperty('os.arch') == 'amd64'
[15:41:26 INFO]: System.getProperty('java.version') == '1.8.0_25'
[15:41:26 INFO]: System.getProperty('java.vendor') == 'Oracle Corporation'
[15:41:26 INFO]: System.getProperty('sun.arch.data.model') == '64'
[15:41:26 INFO]: proxy == DIRECT
[15:41:27 INFO]: JFX is already initialized
[15:41:29 INFO]: Refreshing local version list...
[15:41:30 INFO]: Refreshing remote version list...
[15:41:36 INFO]: Refresh complete.
[15:41:37 ERROR]: Unexpected exception refreshing profile list
java.lang.StackOverflowError
	at java.util.HashMap.putVal(HashMap.java:628) ~[?:1.8.0_25]
	at java.util.HashMap.put(HashMap.java:611) ~[?:1.8.0_25]
	at java.util.HashSet.add(HashSet.java:219) ~[?:1.8.0_25]
	at net.minecraft.launcher.updater.CompleteMinecraftVersion.resolve(CompleteMinecraftVersion.java:248) ~[launcher.jar:1.6.48]
	at net.minecraft.launcher.updater.CompleteMinecraftVersion.resolve(CompleteMinecraftVersion.java:240) ~[launcher.jar:1.6.48]
	at net.minecraft.launcher.updater.MinecraftVersionManager.getVersionSyncInfo(MinecraftVersionManager.java:169) ~[launcher.jar:1.6.48]
	at net.minecraft.launcher.updater.MinecraftVersionManager.getVersionSyncInfo(MinecraftVersionManager.java:155) ~[launcher.jar:1.6.48]
(repeats)