diff -ruN newt-0.52.10-old/newt.c newt-0.52.10/newt.c
--- newt-0.52.10-old/newt.c	2010-02-23 20:22:23.000000000 +0000
+++ newt-0.52.10/newt.c	2010-02-23 20:24:25.000000000 +0000
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@
     }
     
     if (need_out) {
-        out = (FriBidiChar *)malloc(sizeof(FriBidiChar)*(len+1));
+        out = (FriBidiChar *)calloc(len+1, sizeof(FriBidiChar));
         if(!out)
         {
 	    dlclose(handle);