diff -Nurad sqlite-2.8.17~/src/encode.c sqlite-2.8.17/src/encode.c

--- sqlite-2.8.17~/src/encode.c	2007-09-07 17:45:19.000000000 +0200

+++ sqlite-2.8.17/src/encode.c	2007-09-07 17:45:50.000000000 +0200

@@ -176,6 +176,10 @@

   int i, e;

   unsigned char c;

   e = *(in++);

+  if(e == 0){

+    return 0;

+  }

+

   i = 0;

   while( (c = *(in++))!=0 ){

     if( c==1 ){