p could be uninitialized

diff --git a/crypto/asn1/tasn_dec.c b/crypto/asn1/tasn_dec.c
index ffec26f2f3269f95b858934151ef4ca4cc1a6920..4fcc8e86a66e395d9d67b4535def1e4d1642b1a7 100644 (file)
--- a/crypto/asn1/tasn_dec.c
+++ b/crypto/asn1/tasn_dec.c
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ int ASN1_item_ex_d2i(ASN1_VALUE **pval, const unsigned char **in, long len,
        const ASN1_EXTERN_FUNCS *ef;
        const ASN1_AUX *aux = it->funcs;
        ASN1_aux_cb *asn1_cb;
-       const unsigned char *p, *q;
+       const unsigned char *p = NULL, *q;
        unsigned char *wp=NULL; /* BIG FAT WARNING!  BREAKS CONST WHERE USED */
        unsigned char imphack = 0, oclass;
        char seq_eoc, seq_nolen, cst, isopt;
@@ -283,6 +283,12 @@ int ASN1_item_ex_d2i(ASN1_VALUE **pval, const unsigned char **in, long len,
                        {
                        wp = *(unsigned char **)in;
                        imphack = *wp;
+                       if (p == NULL)
+                               {
+                               ASN1err(ASN1_F_ASN1_ITEM_EX_D2I,
+                                       ERR_R_NESTED_ASN1_ERROR);
+                               goto err;
+                               }
                        *wp = (unsigned char)((*p & V_ASN1_CONSTRUCTED)
                                                                | it->utype);
                        }