Reference docs don't define what happens if you call krb5_realm_compare() with malformed krb5_principal structures. Define a behavior which keeps it from crashing if applications don't check ahead of time. diff -up krb5-1.8/src/lib/krb5/krb/princ_comp.c.api krb5-1.8/src/lib/krb5/krb/princ_comp.c --- krb5-1.8/src/lib/krb5/krb/princ_comp.c.api 2009-10-30 20:48:38.000000000 -0400 +++ krb5-1.8/src/lib/krb5/krb/princ_comp.c 2010-03-05 11:00:55.000000000 -0500 @@ -41,6 +41,12 @@ realm_compare_flags(krb5_context context const krb5_data *realm1 = krb5_princ_realm(context, princ1); const krb5_data *realm2 = krb5_princ_realm(context, princ2); + if ((princ1 == NULL) || (princ2 == NULL)) + return FALSE; + + if ((realm1 == NULL) || (realm2 == NULL)) + return FALSE; + if (realm1->length != realm2->length) return FALSE; @@ -92,6 +98,9 @@ krb5_principal_compare_flags(krb5_contex krb5_principal upn2 = NULL; krb5_boolean ret = FALSE; + if ((princ1 == NULL) || (princ2 == NULL)) + return FALSE; + if (flags & KRB5_PRINCIPAL_COMPARE_ENTERPRISE) { /* Treat UPNs as if they were real principals */ if (krb5_princ_type(context, princ1) == KRB5_NT_ENTERPRISE_PRINCIPAL) {