diff -up openssl-fips-0.9.8e/crypto/pkcs7/pk7_doit.c.pkcs7-null-deref openssl-fips-0.9.8e/crypto/pkcs7/pk7_doit.c
--- openssl-fips-0.9.8e/crypto/pkcs7/pk7_doit.c.pkcs7-null-deref	2015-04-01 12:41:27.998402503 +0200
+++ openssl-fips-0.9.8e/crypto/pkcs7/pk7_doit.c	2015-04-02 15:24:26.781363674 +0200
@@ -151,6 +151,27 @@ BIO *PKCS7_dataInit(PKCS7 *p7, BIO *bio)
 	EVP_PKEY *pkey;
 	ASN1_OCTET_STRING *os=NULL;
 
+	if (p7 == NULL)
+		{
+		PKCS7err(PKCS7_F_PKCS7_DATAINIT, PKCS7_R_INVALID_NULL_POINTER);
+		return NULL;
+		}
+	/*
+	 * The content field in the PKCS7 ContentInfo is optional, but that really
+	 * only applies to inner content (precisely, detached signatures).
+	 *
+	 * When reading content, missing outer content is therefore treated as an
+	 * error.
+	 *
+	 * When creating content, PKCS7_content_new() must be called before
+	 * calling this method, so a NULL p7->d is always an error.
+	 */
+	if (p7->d.ptr == NULL)
+		{
+		PKCS7err(PKCS7_F_PKCS7_DATAINIT, PKCS7_R_NO_CONTENT);
+		return NULL;
+		}
+
 	i=OBJ_obj2nid(p7->type);
 	p7->state=PKCS7_S_HEADER;
 
@@ -345,6 +366,18 @@ BIO *PKCS7_dataDecode(PKCS7 *p7, EVP_PKE
 	X509_ALGOR *xalg=NULL;
 	PKCS7_RECIP_INFO *ri=NULL;
 
+	if (p7 == NULL)
+		{
+		PKCS7err(PKCS7_F_PKCS7_DATADECODE, PKCS7_R_INVALID_NULL_POINTER);
+		return NULL;
+		}
+
+	if (p7->d.ptr == NULL)
+		{
+		PKCS7err(PKCS7_F_PKCS7_DATADECODE, PKCS7_R_NO_CONTENT);
+		return NULL;
+		}
+
 	i=OBJ_obj2nid(p7->type);
 	p7->state=PKCS7_S_HEADER;
 
@@ -352,6 +385,12 @@ BIO *PKCS7_dataDecode(PKCS7 *p7, EVP_PKE
 		{
 	case NID_pkcs7_signed:
 		data_body=PKCS7_get_octet_string(p7->d.sign->contents);
+		if (!PKCS7_is_detached(p7) && data_body == NULL)
+			{
+			PKCS7err(PKCS7_F_PKCS7_DATADECODE,
+				PKCS7_R_NO_CONTENT);
+			goto err;
+			}
 		md_sk=p7->d.sign->md_algs;
 		break;
 	case NID_pkcs7_signedAndEnveloped:
@@ -640,6 +679,18 @@ int PKCS7_dataFinal(PKCS7 *p7, BIO *bio)
 	STACK_OF(PKCS7_SIGNER_INFO) *si_sk=NULL;
 	ASN1_OCTET_STRING *os=NULL;
 
+	if (p7 == NULL)
+		{
+		PKCS7err(PKCS7_F_PKCS7_DATAFINAL, PKCS7_R_INVALID_NULL_POINTER);
+		return 0;
+		}
+
+	if (p7->d.ptr == NULL)
+		{
+		PKCS7err(PKCS7_F_PKCS7_DATAFINAL, PKCS7_R_NO_CONTENT);
+		return 0;
+		}
+
 	EVP_MD_CTX_init(&ctx_tmp);
 	i=OBJ_obj2nid(p7->type);
 	p7->state=PKCS7_S_HEADER;
@@ -671,6 +722,7 @@ int PKCS7_dataFinal(PKCS7 *p7, BIO *bio)
 		/* If detached data then the content is excluded */
 		if(PKCS7_type_is_data(p7->d.sign->contents) && p7->detached) {
 			M_ASN1_OCTET_STRING_free(os);
+			os = NULL;
 			p7->d.sign->contents->d.data = NULL;
 		}
 		break;
@@ -681,6 +733,7 @@ int PKCS7_dataFinal(PKCS7 *p7, BIO *bio)
 		if(PKCS7_type_is_data(p7->d.digest->contents) && p7->detached)
 			{
 			M_ASN1_OCTET_STRING_free(os);
+			os = NULL;
 			p7->d.digest->contents->d.data = NULL;
 			}
 		break;
@@ -818,6 +871,12 @@ int PKCS7_dataFinal(PKCS7 *p7, BIO *bio)
 
 	if (!PKCS7_is_detached(p7))
 		{
+		/*
+		 * NOTE(emilia): I think we only reach os == NULL here because detached
+		 * digested data support is broken.
+		 */
+		if (os == NULL)
+			goto err;
 		btmp=BIO_find_type(bio,BIO_TYPE_MEM);
 		if (btmp == NULL)
 			{
@@ -852,6 +911,18 @@ int PKCS7_dataVerify(X509_STORE *cert_st
 	STACK_OF(X509) *cert;
 	X509 *x509;
 
+	if (p7 == NULL)
+		{
+		PKCS7err(PKCS7_F_PKCS7_DATAVERIFY, PKCS7_R_INVALID_NULL_POINTER);
+		return 0;
+		}
+
+	if (p7->d.ptr == NULL)
+		{
+		PKCS7err(PKCS7_F_PKCS7_DATAVERIFY, PKCS7_R_NO_CONTENT);
+		return 0;
+		}
+
 	if (PKCS7_type_is_signed(p7))
 		{
 		cert=p7->d.sign->cert;
diff -up openssl-fips-0.9.8e/crypto/pkcs7/pk7_lib.c.pkcs7-null-deref openssl-fips-0.9.8e/crypto/pkcs7/pk7_lib.c
--- openssl-fips-0.9.8e/crypto/pkcs7/pk7_lib.c.pkcs7-null-deref	2007-02-03 10:51:59.000000000 +0100
+++ openssl-fips-0.9.8e/crypto/pkcs7/pk7_lib.c	2015-04-02 15:18:12.874970022 +0200
@@ -473,6 +473,8 @@ int PKCS7_set_digest(PKCS7 *p7, const EV
 
 STACK_OF(PKCS7_SIGNER_INFO) *PKCS7_get_signer_info(PKCS7 *p7)
 	{
+	if (p7 == NULL || p7->d.ptr == NULL)
+		return NULL;
 	if (PKCS7_type_is_signed(p7))
 		{
 		return(p7->d.sign->signer_info);