static void conn_shrink(conn *c) {
    assert(c != NULL);

    if (IS_UDP(c->transport))
        return;

    if (c->rsize > READ_BUFFER_HIGHWAT && c->rbytes < DATA_BUFFER_SIZE) {
        char *newbuf;

        if (c->rcurr != c->rbuf)
            memmove(c->rbuf, c->rcurr, (size_t)c->rbytes);

        newbuf = (char *)realloc((void *)c->rbuf, DATA_BUFFER_SIZE);

        if (newbuf) {
            c->rbuf = newbuf;
            c->rsize = DATA_BUFFER_SIZE;
        }
        /* TODO check other branch... */
        c->rcurr = c->rbuf;
    }

    if (c->isize > ITEM_LIST_HIGHWAT) {
        item **newbuf = (item**) realloc((void *)c->ilist, ITEM_LIST_INITIAL * sizeof(c->ilist[0]));
        if (newbuf) {
            c->ilist = newbuf;
            c->isize = ITEM_LIST_INITIAL;
        }
    /* TODO check error condition? */
    }

    if (c->msgsize > MSG_LIST_HIGHWAT) {
        struct msghdr *newbuf = (struct msghdr *) realloc((void *)c->msglist, MSG_LIST_INITIAL * sizeof(c->msglist[0]));
        if (newbuf) {
            c->msglist = newbuf;
            c->msgsize = MSG_LIST_INITIAL;
        }
    /* TODO check error condition? */
    }

    if (c->iovsize > IOV_LIST_HIGHWAT) {
        struct iovec *newbuf = (struct iovec *) realloc((void *)c->iov, IOV_LIST_INITIAL * sizeof(c->iov[0]));
        if (newbuf) {
            c->iov = newbuf;
            c->iovsize = IOV_LIST_INITIAL;
        }
    /* TODO check return value */
    }
}

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.