@@ -131,6 +131,10 @@ char *cl_base64_encode(void *data, size_t len)

     /* Ensure we're dealing with a NULL-terminated string */

     p = (char *)malloc(elen+1);

+    if (NULL == p) {

+        BIO_free(b64);

+        return NULL;

+    }

     memcpy((void *)p, (void *)buf, elen);

     p[elen] = 0x00;

     buf = p;