--- gd-2.0.35/gd_gd.c.pom	2006-04-05 17:52:22.000000000 +0200

+++ gd-2.0.35/gd_gd.c	2007-09-05 11:31:39.000000000 +0200

@@ -149,6 +149,10 @@ _gdCreateFromFile (gdIOCtx * in, int *sx

     {

       im = gdImageCreate (*sx, *sy);

     }

+  if (!im) 

+    { 

+      goto fail1; 

+    } 

   if (!_gdGetColors (in, im, gd2xFlag))

     {

       goto fail2;