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Subject: Patch 7.4.815

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From: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@moolenaar.net>

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Patch 7.4.815

Problem:    Invalid memory access when doing ":call g:".

Solution:   Check for an empty name. (Dominique Pelle)

Files:      src/eval.c

*** ../vim-7.4.814/src/eval.c	2015-08-11 14:26:03.594931131 +0200

--- src/eval.c	2015-08-11 15:44:34.457092477 +0200

***************

*** 21371,21376 ****

--- 21371,21377 ----

  /*

   * Find the hashtab used for a variable name.

+  * Return NULL if the name is not valid.

   * Set "varname" to the start of name without ':'.

   */

      static hashtab_T *

***************

*** 21380,21385 ****

--- 21381,21388 ----

  {

      hashitem_T	*hi;

+     if (name[0] == NUL)

+ 	return NULL;

      if (name[1] != ':')

      {

  	/* The name must not start with a colon or #. */

*** ../vim-7.4.814/src/version.c	2015-08-11 15:27:07.624943222 +0200

--- src/version.c	2015-08-11 15:44:59.056813528 +0200

***************

*** 743,744 ****

--- 743,746 ----

  {   /* Add new patch number below this line */

+ /**/

+     815,

  /**/

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