1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/crypto/objects/obj_dat.c b/crypto/objects/obj_dat.c
index bb50f63c0a..259851bc00 100644
--- a/crypto/objects/obj_dat.c
+++ b/crypto/objects/obj_dat.c
@@ -373,6 +373,8 @@ ASN1_OBJECT *OBJ_txt2obj(const char *s, int no_name)
     }
     /* Work out total size */
     j = ASN1_object_size(0, i, V_ASN1_OBJECT);
+    if (j < 0)
+        return NULL;
 
     if ((buf = OPENSSL_malloc(j)) == NULL)
         return NULL;