diff -up sqlite-2.8.17/src/encode.c.CVE-2007-1888 sqlite-2.8.17/src/encode.c
--- sqlite-2.8.17/src/encode.c.CVE-2007-1888	2019-04-10 14:51:32.854203706 -0400
+++ sqlite-2.8.17/src/encode.c	2019-04-10 14:52:34.692952419 -0400
@@ -176,6 +176,9 @@ int sqlite_decode_binary(const unsigned
   int i, e;
   unsigned char c;
   e = *(in++);
+  if( e==0 ){
+    return 0;
+  }
   i = 0;
   while( (c = *(in++))!=0 ){
     if( c==1 ){