@@ -321,7 +321,12 @@ char *pdf_finalize_string(struct pdf_struct *pdf, struct pdf_obj *obj, const cha

         }

         free(wrkstr);

-        wrkstr = cli_strdup(output);

+        wrkstr = cli_calloc(outlen+1, sizeof(char));

+        if (!wrkstr) {

+            free(output);

+            return NULL;

+        }

+        memcpy(wrkstr, output, outlen);

         free(output);

         wrklen = outlen;

     }