static void process_bin_complete_sasl_auth(conn *c) {
    assert(settings.sasl);
    const char *out = NULL;
    unsigned int outlen = 0;

    assert(c->item);
    init_sasl_conn(c);

    int nkey = c->binary_header.request.keylen;
    int vlen = c->binary_header.request.bodylen - nkey;

    char mech[nkey+1];
    memcpy(mech, ITEM_key((item*)c->item), nkey);
    mech[nkey] = 0x00;

    if (settings.verbose)
        fprintf(stderr, "mech:  ``%s'' with %d bytes of data\n", mech, vlen);

    const char *challenge = vlen == 0 ? NULL : ITEM_data((item*) c->item);

    int result=-1;

    switch (c->cmd) {
    case PROTOCOL_BINARY_CMD_SASL_AUTH:
        result = sasl_server_start(c->sasl_conn, mech,
                                   challenge, vlen,
                                   &out, &outlen);
        break;
    case PROTOCOL_BINARY_CMD_SASL_STEP:
        result = sasl_server_step(c->sasl_conn,
                                  challenge, vlen,
                                  &out, &outlen);
        break;
    default:
        assert(false); /* CMD should be one of the above */
        /* This code is pretty much impossible, but makes the compiler
           happier */
        if (settings.verbose) {
            fprintf(stderr, "Unhandled command %d with challenge %s\n",
                    c->cmd, challenge);
        }
        break;
    }

    item_unlink(c->item);

    if (settings.verbose) {
        fprintf(stderr, "sasl result code:  %d\n", result);
    }

    switch(result) {
    case SASL_OK:
        write_bin_response(c, "Authenticated", 0, 0, strlen("Authenticated"));
        break;
    case SASL_CONTINUE:
        add_bin_header(c, PROTOCOL_BINARY_RESPONSE_AUTH_CONTINUE, 0, 0, outlen);
        if(outlen > 0) {
            add_iov(c, out, outlen);
        }
        conn_set_state(c, conn_mwrite);
        c->write_and_go = conn_new_cmd;
        break;
    default:
        if (settings.verbose)
            fprintf(stderr, "Unknown sasl response:  %d\n", result);
        write_bin_error(c, PROTOCOL_BINARY_RESPONSE_AUTH_ERROR, 0);
    }
}

The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.