--- curl-7.16.1-20061221/lib/getinfo.c	2006-09-24 22:00:22.000000000 -0400
+++ curlinux/lib/getinfo.c	2006-12-21 17:59:27.407182000 -0500
@@ -104,6 +104,18 @@
     break;
   }

+  /* safeguard against a null CURL handle */
+  switch(info) {
+  default:
+    /* most options require a CURL handle */
+    if(!data)
+      return CURLE_BAD_FUNCTION_ARGUMENT;
+    break;
+  case CURLINFO_SSL_ENGINES:
+    /* option is OK with a null CURL handle, no need to check it */
+    break;
+  }
+
   switch(info) {
   case CURLINFO_EFFECTIVE_URL:
     *param_charp = data->change.url?data->change.url:(char *)"";