@@ -262,6 +262,12 @@ static cJSON_bool decode_array_index_from_pointer(const unsigned char * const po
static cJSON *get_item_from_pointer(cJSON * const object, const char * pointer, const cJSON_bool case_sensitive)
{
cJSON *current_element = object;
+
+ if (pointer == NULL)
+ {
+ return NULL;
+ }
/* follow path of the pointer */
while ((pointer[0] == '/') && (current_element != NULL))