--- libraries/liblber/decode.c	2002/11/28 22:18:55	1.84.2.3
+++ libraries/liblber/decode.c	2003/02/07 16:58:48	1.84.2.4
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* decode.c - ber input decoding routines */
-/* $OpenLDAP: pkg/ldap/libraries/liblber/decode.c,v 1.84.2.2 2002/11/28 22:14:08 kurt Exp $ */
+/* $OpenLDAP: pkg/ldap/libraries/liblber/decode.c,v 1.84.2.3 2002/11/28 22:18:55 kurt Exp $ */
 /*
  * Copyright 1998-2002 The OpenLDAP Foundation, All Rights Reserved.
  * COPYING RESTRICTIONS APPLY, see COPYRIGHT file
@@ -141,11 +141,6 @@ ber_skip_tag( BerElement *ber, ber_len_t
 		*len = lc;
 	}
 
-	/* BER length should be non-negative */
-	if( *len < 0 ) {
-		return LBER_DEFAULT;
-	}
-
 	/* BER element should have enough data left */
 	if( *len > (ber_len_t) ber_pvt_ber_remaining( ber ) ) {
 		return LBER_DEFAULT;
@@ -603,7 +598,7 @@ ber_next_element(
 
 	assert( LBER_VALID( ber ) );
 
-	if ( ber->ber_ptr == last ) {
+	if ( ber->ber_ptr >= last ) {
 		return LBER_DEFAULT;
 	}