another hack
diff --git a/src/cache/ftccmap.c b/src/cache/ftccmap.c
index d235f28..bdbbe74 100644
--- a/src/cache/ftccmap.c
+++ b/src/cache/ftccmap.c
@@ -375,6 +375,10 @@
FT_ASSERT( (FT_UInt)( char_code - node->first ) < FTC_CMAP_INDICES_MAX );
+ /* something rotten can happen with rogue clients */
+ if ( (FT_UInt)( char_code - node->first >= FTC_CMAP_INDICES_MAX )
+ return 0;
+
gindex = node->indices[char_code - node->first];
if ( gindex == FTC_CMAP_UNKNOWN )
{