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+To: vim_dev@googlegroups.com
+Subject: Patch 7.3.242
+Fcc: outbox
+From: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@moolenaar.net>
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+------------
+
+Patch 7.3.242
+Problem:    Illegal memory access in after_pathsep().
+Solution:   Check that the pointer is not at the start of the file name.
+	    (Dominique Pelle)
+Files:	    src/misc2.c
+
+
+*** ../vim-7.3.241/src/misc2.c	2011-07-07 16:20:45.000000000 +0200
+--- src/misc2.c	2011-07-07 17:05:41.000000000 +0200
+***************
+*** 3247,3253 ****
+  #if defined(FEAT_MBYTE) || defined(PROTO)
+  /*
+   * Return TRUE if "p" points to just after a path separator.
+!  * Take care of multi-byte characters.
+   * "b" must point to the start of the file name
+   */
+      int
+--- 3247,3253 ----
+  #if defined(FEAT_MBYTE) || defined(PROTO)
+  /*
+   * Return TRUE if "p" points to just after a path separator.
+!  * Takes care of multi-byte characters.
+   * "b" must point to the start of the file name
+   */
+      int
+***************
+*** 3255,3261 ****
+      char_u	*b;
+      char_u	*p;
+  {
+!     return vim_ispathsep(p[-1])
+  			     && (!has_mbyte || (*mb_head_off)(b, p - 1) == 0);
+  }
+  #endif
+--- 3255,3261 ----
+      char_u	*b;
+      char_u	*p;
+  {
+!     return p > b && vim_ispathsep(p[-1])
+  			     && (!has_mbyte || (*mb_head_off)(b, p - 1) == 0);
+  }
+  #endif
+*** ../vim-7.3.241/src/version.c	2011-07-07 16:44:33.000000000 +0200
+--- src/version.c	2011-07-07 17:05:49.000000000 +0200
+***************
+*** 711,712 ****
+--- 711,714 ----
+  {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
++ /**/
++     242,
+  /**/
+
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