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1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/libvncclient/sockets.c b/libvncclient/sockets.c
index e50ef0e..c09b555 100644
--- a/libvncclient/sockets.c
+++ b/libvncclient/sockets.c
@@ -90,6 +90,13 @@ ReadFromRFBServer(rfbClient* client, char *out, unsigned int n)
int nn=n;
rfbClientLog("ReadFromRFBServer %d bytes\n",n);
#endif
+
+ /* Handle attempts to write to NULL out buffer that might occur
+ when an outside malloc() fails. For instance, memcpy() to NULL
+ results in undefined behaviour and probably memory corruption.*/
+ if(!out)
+ return FALSE;
+
if (client->serverPort==-1) {
/* vncrec playing */
rfbVNCRec* rec = client->vncRec;
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