1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/src/lib/libcrypto/ec/ec_key.c b/src/lib/libcrypto/ec/ec_key.c
index 12fb0e6d6d..522802c07a 100644
--- a/src/lib/libcrypto/ec/ec_key.c
+++ b/src/lib/libcrypto/ec/ec_key.c
@@ -304,7 +304,13 @@ int EC_KEY_check_key(const EC_KEY *eckey)
                 ECerr(EC_F_EC_KEY_CHECK_KEY, ERR_R_PASSED_NULL_PARAMETER);
                 return 0;
                 }
-        
+
+        if (EC_POINT_is_at_infinity(eckey->group, eckey->pub_key))
+                {
+                ECerr(EC_F_EC_KEY_CHECK_KEY, EC_R_POINT_AT_INFINITY);
+                goto err;
+                }
+
         if ((ctx = BN_CTX_new()) == NULL)
                 goto err;
         if ((point = EC_POINT_new(eckey->group)) == NULL)