--- ./common/slp_network.c.orig	2014-02-13 15:14:30.020870347 +0000
+++ ./common/slp_network.c	2014-02-13 15:36:48.344867978 +0000
@@ -303,6 +303,8 @@ int SLPNetworkRecvMessage(sockfd_t sockf
    {
       /* Allocate the receive buffer as large as necessary. */
       recvlen = PEEK_LENGTH(peek);
+      if (recvlen <= 0)
+         recvlen = 1;
       *buf = SLPBufferRealloc(*buf, recvlen);
       if (*buf)
       {
--- ./slpd/slpd_incoming.c.orig	2014-02-13 15:14:30.022870347 +0000
+++ ./slpd/slpd_incoming.c	2014-02-13 15:36:12.992868041 +0000
@@ -241,6 +241,8 @@ static void IncomingStreamRead(SLPList *
       if (bytesread > 0 && bytesread >= (*peek == 2? 5: 4))
       {
          recvlen = PEEK_LENGTH(peek);
+         if (recvlen <= 0)
+            recvlen = 1;
 
          /* allocate the recvbuf big enough for the whole message */
          sock->recvbuf = SLPBufferRealloc(sock->recvbuf, recvlen);
--- ./slpd/slpd_outgoing.c.orig	2014-02-13 15:14:30.022870347 +0000
+++ ./slpd/slpd_outgoing.c	2014-02-13 15:34:49.984868188 +0000
@@ -211,6 +211,8 @@ void OutgoingStreamRead(SLPList * sockli
       {
          /* allocate the recvbuf big enough for the whole message */
          msglen = PEEK_LENGTH(peek);
+         if (msglen <= 0)
+            msglen = 1;
 
          sock->recvbuf = SLPBufferRealloc(sock->recvbuf, msglen);
          if (sock->recvbuf)