2 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 0024a47f..dc45d4b2 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ Version 3.17.0 (rgerhards), 2008-04-??
 - FEATURE FOCUS for 3.17 is TLS over plain TCP syslog
 - removed no longer needed file relptuil.c/.h
 - bugfix: memory leaks in script engine
+- bugfix: zero-length strings were not supported in object
+  deserializer
 - properties are now case-insensitive everywhere (script, filters,
   templates)
 - added the capability to specify a processing (actually dequeue)
diff --git a/obj.c b/obj.c
index 51c7c9df..3485803d 100644
--- a/obj.c
+++ b/obj.c
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ finalize_it:
 }
 
 
-/* de-serialize a string, length must be provided */
+/* de-serialize a string, length must be provided but may be 0 */
 static rsRetVal objDeserializeStr(cstr_t **ppCStr, int iLen, strm_t *pStrm)
 {
 	DEFiRet;
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ static rsRetVal objDeserializeStr(cstr_t **ppCStr, int iLen, strm_t *pStrm)
 	cstr_t *pCStr = NULL;
 
 	assert(ppCStr != NULL);
-	assert(iLen > 0);
+	assert(iLen >= 0);
 
 	CHKiRet(rsCStrConstruct(&pCStr));