Index: ext/oci8/oci8_lob.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /repository/php-src/ext/oci8/oci8_lob.c,v
retrieving revision 1.7.2.6.2.10
diff -u -p -d -r1.7.2.6.2.10 oci8_lob.c
--- ext/oci8/oci8_lob.c	1 Jan 2007 09:36:03 -0000	1.7.2.6.2.10
+++ ext/oci8/oci8_lob.c	27 Mar 2007 18:47:34 -0000
@@ -160,7 +160,12 @@ sb4 php_oci_lob_callback (dvoid *ctxp, C
 	switch (piece)
 	{
 		case OCI_LAST_PIECE:
-			*(ctx->lob_data) = erealloc(*(ctx->lob_data), (size_t) (*(ctx->lob_len) + lenp + 1));
+			if ((*(ctx->lob_len) + lenp) > (ctx->alloc_len)) {
+				/* this should not happen ever */
+				*(ctx->lob_data) = NULL;
+				*(ctx->lob_len) = 0;
+				return OCI_ERROR;
+			}
 			memcpy(*(ctx->lob_data) + *(ctx->lob_len), bufxp, (size_t) lenp);
 			*(ctx->lob_len) += lenp;
 			*(*(ctx->lob_data) + *(ctx->lob_len)) = 0x00;
@@ -168,7 +173,12 @@ sb4 php_oci_lob_callback (dvoid *ctxp, C
 
 		case OCI_FIRST_PIECE:
 		case OCI_NEXT_PIECE:
-			*(ctx->lob_data) = erealloc(*(ctx->lob_data), (size_t) (*(ctx->lob_len) + lenp));
+			if ((*(ctx->lob_len) + lenp) > ctx->alloc_len) {
+				/* this should not happen ever */
+				*(ctx->lob_data) = NULL;
+				*(ctx->lob_len) = 0;
+				return OCI_ERROR;
+			}
 			memcpy(*(ctx->lob_data) + *(ctx->lob_len), bufxp, (size_t) lenp);
 			*(ctx->lob_len) += lenp;
 			return OCI_CONTINUE;
@@ -176,7 +186,6 @@ sb4 php_oci_lob_callback (dvoid *ctxp, C
 		default: {
 			TSRMLS_FETCH();
 			php_error_docref(NULL TSRMLS_CC, E_WARNING, "Unexpected LOB piece id received (value:%d)", piece);
-			efree(*(ctx->lob_data));
 			*(ctx->lob_data) = NULL;
 			*(ctx->lob_len) = 0;
 			return OCI_ERROR;
@@ -226,16 +235,19 @@ int php_oci_lob_read (php_oci_descriptor
 	oraub8 bytes_read, offset = 0;
 	oraub8 requested_len = read_length; /* this is by default */
 	oraub8 chars_read = 0;
-	int is_clob = 0;
 #else
 	int bytes_read, offset = 0;
 	int requested_len = read_length; /* this is by default */
 #endif
+	int is_clob = 0;
+	sb4 bytes_per_char = 1;
 
 	*data_len = 0;
 	*data = NULL;
+
 	ctx.lob_len = data_len;
 	ctx.lob_data = data;
+	ctx.alloc_len = 0;
 
 	if (php_oci_lob_get_length(descriptor, &length TSRMLS_CC)) {
 		return 1;
@@ -272,9 +284,7 @@ int php_oci_lob_read (php_oci_descriptor
 			PHP_OCI_HANDLE_ERROR(connection, connection->errcode);
 			return 1;
 		}
-	}
-#ifdef HAVE_OCI_LOB_READ2
-	else {
+	} else {
 		ub2 charset_id = 0;
 
 		PHP_OCI_CALL_RETURN(connection->errcode, OCILobCharSetId, (connection->env, connection->err, descriptor->descriptor, &charset_id));
@@ -291,6 +301,22 @@ int php_oci_lob_read (php_oci_descriptor
 	}
 
 	if (is_clob) {
+		PHP_OCI_CALL_RETURN(connection->errcode, OCINlsNumericInfoGet, (connection->env, connection->err, &bytes_per_char, OCI_NLS_CHARSET_MAXBYTESZ));
+
+		if (connection->errcode != OCI_SUCCESS) {
+			php_oci_error(connection->err, connection->errcode TSRMLS_CC);
+			PHP_OCI_HANDLE_ERROR(connection, connection->errcode);
+			return 1;
+		}
+	} else {
+		/* BLOBs don't have encoding, so bytes_per_char == 1 */
+	}
+
+	ctx.alloc_len = (requested_len + 1) * bytes_per_char;
+	*data = ecalloc(bytes_per_char, requested_len + 1);
+
+#ifdef HAVE_OCI_LOB_READ2
+	if (is_clob) {
 		chars_read = requested_len;
 		bytes_read = 0;
 	} else {
Index: ext/oci8/php_oci8_int.h
===================================================================
RCS file: /repository/php-src/ext/oci8/php_oci8_int.h,v
retrieving revision 1.11.2.6.2.17
diff -u -p -d -r1.11.2.6.2.17 php_oci8_int.h
--- ext/oci8/php_oci8_int.h	1 Mar 2007 22:27:44 -0000	1.11.2.6.2.17
+++ ext/oci8/php_oci8_int.h	27 Mar 2007 18:47:34 -0000
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ typedef struct { /* php_oci_descriptor {
 typedef struct { /* php_oci_lob_ctx {{{ */
 	char **lob_data;            /* address of pointer to LOB data */
 	ub4 *lob_len;               /* address of LOB length variable (bytes) */
+	ub4 alloc_len;
 } php_oci_lob_ctx; /* }}} */
 
 typedef struct { /* php_oci_collection {{{ */