static unsigned char* ensure(printbuffer * const p, size_t needed)
{
    unsigned char *newbuffer = NULL;
    size_t newsize = 0;

    if ((p == NULL) || (p->buffer == NULL))
    {
        return NULL;
    }

    if ((p->length > 0) && (p->offset >= p->length))
    {
        /* make sure that offset is valid */
        return NULL;
    }

    if (needed > INT_MAX)
    {
        /* sizes bigger than INT_MAX are currently not supported */
        return NULL;
    }

    needed += p->offset + 1;
    if (needed <= p->length)
    {
        return p->buffer + p->offset;
    }

    if (p->noalloc) {
        return NULL;
    }

    /* calculate new buffer size */
    if (needed > (INT_MAX / 2))
    {
        /* overflow of int, use INT_MAX if possible */
        if (needed <= INT_MAX)
        {
            newsize = INT_MAX;
        }
        else
        {
            return NULL;
        }
    }
    else
    {
        newsize = needed * 2;
    }

    if (p->hooks.reallocate != NULL)
    {
        /* reallocate with realloc if available */
        newbuffer = (unsigned char*)p->hooks.reallocate(p->buffer, newsize);
        if (newbuffer == NULL)
        {
            p->hooks.deallocate(p->buffer);
            p->length = 0;
            p->buffer = NULL;

            return NULL;
        }
    }
    else
    {
        /* otherwise reallocate manually */
        newbuffer = (unsigned char*)p->hooks.allocate(newsize);
        if (!newbuffer)
        {
            p->hooks.deallocate(p->buffer);
            p->length = 0;
            p->buffer = NULL;

            return NULL;
        }
        if (newbuffer)
        {
            memcpy(newbuffer, p->buffer, p->offset + 1);
        }
        p->hooks.deallocate(p->buffer);
    }
    p->length = newsize;
    p->buffer = newbuffer;

    return newbuffer + p->offset;
}

The product does not check or incorrectly checks for unusual or exceptional conditions that are not expected to occur frequently during day to day operation of the product.