--- ./src/misc.c.orig	2010-04-16 15:41:18.000000000 -0400
+++ ./src/misc.c	2010-05-06 11:08:39.608489221 -0400
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@
   do {
     size *= 2;
     str = malloc(size);
+    if ( NULL == str )
+      return -1;
     va_start(ap, format);
     errno = 0;
     ret = vsnprintf(str, size, format, ap);