diff --git a/manifest b/manifest
index 138e222a0e..6272a5d9ea 100644
--- a/manifest
+++ b/manifest
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-C Fix\sa\sproblem\swith\srenaming\sa\stable\swithin\sa\sschema\sthat\scontains\sa\scomposite\squery\sthat\suses\sa\scolumn\salias\sas\san\sORDER\sBY\sterm.
-D 2019-01-23T19:50:46.730
+C Fix\san\sassert()\sin\svdbemem.c\sthat\scould\sfire\sif\sthe\sdatabase\swas\scorrupt.
+D 2019-01-23T20:31:56.371
 F .fossil-settings/empty-dirs dbb81e8fc0401ac46a1491ab34a7f2c7c0452f2f06b54ebb845d024ca8283ef1
 F .fossil-settings/ignore-glob 35175cdfcf539b2318cb04a9901442804be81cd677d8b889fcc9149c21f239ea
 F Makefile.in 0e7c107ebcaff26681bc5bcf017557db85aa828d6f7fd652d748b7a78072c298
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ F src/vdbeInt.h a76d5eed62c76bcd8de7afd3147fac1bc40c5a870582664bcd7d071ef437c37f
 F src/vdbeapi.c 57a2d794a8833f269b878dbc24e955369bdb379af6c4e93ebc5ce1a20fa3daf4
 F src/vdbeaux.c f6cd3f538697aff71f1ef92a769feb18173eb9df80372f570d741a237ea30628
 F src/vdbeblob.c f5c70f973ea3a9e915d1693278a5f890dc78594300cf4d54e64f2b0917c94191
-F src/vdbemem.c 7b3305bc4a5139f4536ac9b5f61da0f915e49d2e3fdfa87dfdfa9d7aba8bc1e9
+F src/vdbemem.c fdf49ecf8e4b81cd3593b8c4c3b34c1a0cf0e21d8b2897b89ed2d3a476ad1961
 F src/vdbesort.c 90aad5a92608f2dd771c96749beabdb562c9d881131a860a7a5bccf66dc3be7f
 F src/vdbetrace.c 79d6dbbc479267b255a7de8080eee6e729928a0ef93ed9b0bfa5618875b48392
 F src/vtab.c 70188a745dc4e57d26e942681ff4b2912b7c8249ad5de3f60f0677b4337bcfaa
@@ -757,7 +757,7 @@ F test/corruptH.test 79801d97ec5c2f9f3c87739aa1ec2eb786f96454
 F test/corruptI.test a17bbf54fdde78d43cf3cc34b0057719fd4a173a3d824285b67dc5257c064c7b
 F test/corruptJ.test 4d5ccc4bf959464229a836d60142831ef76a5aa4
 F test/corruptK.test 5ef338c560ca4dfb7360828da16f1829be4deba3b378cafdc7a1cdaf027eb5c4
-F test/corruptL.test 7992f33562c23eb24430521ab70e59bc17829969fc70c8f8bf2bab573dc73616
+F test/corruptL.test 8b2a8cf20fbd0b225cc3dea431e2c945878148a9df998d8f4134588be359057f
 F test/cost.test 51f4fcaae6e78ad5a57096831259ed6c760e2ac6876836e91c00030fad385b34
 F test/count.test cb2e0f934c6eb33670044520748d2ecccd46259c
 F test/countofview.test e3d4cd6900e4e4f074968ab24b8b87d3671cd624961bef40fd3a6b8f574343cf
@@ -1802,7 +1802,7 @@ F vsixtest/vsixtest.tcl 6a9a6ab600c25a91a7acc6293828957a386a8a93
 F vsixtest/vsixtest.vcxproj.data 2ed517e100c66dc455b492e1a33350c1b20fbcdc
 F vsixtest/vsixtest.vcxproj.filters 37e51ffedcdb064aad6ff33b6148725226cd608e
 F vsixtest/vsixtest_TemporaryKey.pfx e5b1b036facdb453873e7084e1cae9102ccc67a0
-P 12713f320b2c1def273dd8b7833dddaaad5331aba779d4b1ec9aa949814f38fe
-R 6a3b0c4e7e1f7bf7bc1dc93e72839241
+P 2ca6b8f84ec07e313aa4e1c0894827401b418dcc4221e9c54c384f1c3893952a
+R e8fdc8836590ceb99c45f46a404f58f1
 U dan
-Z 41dbe4c761083f3a99006e306f2f6874
+Z f16217977338f606c6b57b218fc2ad12
diff --git a/manifest.uuid b/manifest.uuid
index 5793f5b65d..47f7724e21 100644
--- a/manifest.uuid
+++ b/manifest.uuid
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2ca6b8f84ec07e313aa4e1c0894827401b418dcc4221e9c54c384f1c3893952a
\ No newline at end of file
+a70958cd7d5cf750c293537856918e5789013b70f6a827f724d83559b38629c8
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/vdbemem.c b/src/vdbemem.c
index db8feddfb2..8493df753f 100644
--- a/src/vdbemem.c
+++ b/src/vdbemem.c
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ SQLITE_NOINLINE int sqlite3VdbeMemGrow(Mem *pMem, int n, int bPreserve){
 ** if unable to complete the resizing.
 */
 int sqlite3VdbeMemClearAndResize(Mem *pMem, int szNew){
-  assert( szNew>0 );
+  assert( CORRUPT_DB || szNew>0 );
   assert( (pMem->flags & MEM_Dyn)==0 || pMem->szMalloc==0 );
   if( pMem->szMalloc<szNew ){
     return sqlite3VdbeMemGrow(pMem, szNew, 0);
diff --git a/test/corruptL.test b/test/corruptL.test
index 31add032b8..c90562e564 100644
--- a/test/corruptL.test
+++ b/test/corruptL.test
@@ -133,4 +133,101 @@ do_catchsql_test 1.3 {
   REINDEX t1;
 } {1 {unable to identify the object to be reindexed}}
 
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+reset_db
+do_test 2.0 {
+  sqlite3 db {}
+  db deserialize [decode_hexdb {
+| size 20480 pagesize 4096 filename crash.txt.db
+| page 1 offset 0
+|      0: 53 51 4c 69 74 65 20 66 6f 72 6d 61 74 20 33 00   SQLite format 3.
+|     16: 10 00 01 01 00 40 20 20 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 05   .....@  ........
+|     32: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 05 00 00 00 04   ................
+|     48: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00   ................
+|     96: 00 00 00 00 0d 00 00 00 05 0e 55 00 0f 74 0f 3c   ..........U..t.<
+|    112: 0e f9 0e d1 0e 55 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00   .....U..........
+|   3664: 00 00 00 00 00 7a 05 07 15 11 11 08 81 63 76 69   .....z.......cvi
+|   3680: 65 77 76 31 76 31 43 52 45 41 54 45 20 56 49 45   ewv1v1CREATE VIE
+|   3696: 57 20 76 31 28 78 2c 79 29 20 41 53 0a 53 45 4c   W v1(x,y) AS.SEL
+|   3712: 45 43 54 20 74 31 2e 62 2c 74 32 2e 62 20 46 52   ECT t1.b,t2.b FR
+|   3728: 4f 4d 20 74 31 2c 74 32 20 57 48 45 52 45 20 74   OM t1,t2 WHERE t
+|   3744: 31 2e 61 3d 74 32 2e 61 20 47 52 4f 55 50 20 42   1.a=t2.a GROUP B
+|   3760: 59 20 31 20 48 41 56 49 4e 47 20 74 32 2e 63 20   Y 1 HAVING t2.c 
+|   3776: 4e 4f 54 20 4e 55 4c 4c 0a 4c 49 4d 49 54 20 31   NOT NULL.LIMIT 1
+|   3792: 30 26 04 06 17 11 11 01 39 74 61 62 6c 65 74 32   0&......9tablet2
+|   3808: 74 32 05 43 52 45 41 54 45 20 54 41 42 4c 45 20   t2.CREATE TABLE 
+|   3824: 74 32 28 61 2c 62 2c 63 29 41 03 06 17 15 11 01   t2(a,b,c)A......
+|   3840: 6b 69 6e 64 65 78 74 31 78 31 74 31 04 43 52 45   kindext1x1t1.CRE
+|   3856: 41 54 45 20 49 4e 44 45 58 20 73 31 78 31 20 4f   ATE INDEX s1x1 O
+|   3872: 4e 20 74 31 28 64 29 20 57 48 45 52 45 20 65 65   N t1(d) WHERE ee
+|   3888: 20 49 53 20 4e 4f 54 20 4e 55 4c 4c 36 02 06 17    IS NOT NULL6...
+|   3904: 17 11 01 53 69 6e 64 65 78 74 31 61 62 63 74 31   ...Sindext1abct1
+|   3920: 03 43 52 45 41 54 45 20 49 4e 44 45 58 20 74 31   .CREATE INDEX t1
+|   3936: 61 62 63 20 4f 4e 20 74 31 28 61 2c 62 2c 63 2b   abc ON t1(a,b,c+
+|   3952: 64 2b 65 29 81 09 01 07 17 11 11 01 81 7d 74 61   d+e)..........ta
+|   3968: 62 6c 65 74 31 74 31 02 43 52 45 41 54 45 20 54   blet1t1.CREATE T
+|   3984: 41 42 4c 45 20 74 31 28 61 2c 62 2c 63 2c 64 2c   ABLE t1(a,b,c,d,
+|   4000: 65 2c 66 2c 67 2c 68 2c 6a 2c 6a 6a 2c 6a 6a 6a   e,f,g,h,j,jj,jjj
+|   4016: 2c 6b 2c 61 61 2c 62 62 2c 63 63 2c 64 64 2c 65   ,k,aa,bb,cc,dd,e
+|   4032: 65 20 44 45 46 41 55 4c 54 20 33 2e 31 34 2c 0a   e DEFAULT 3.14,.
+|   4048: 66 66 20 44 45 46 41 55 4c 54 28 27 68 69 63 63   ff DEFAULT('hicc
+|   4064: 75 70 27 29 2c 67 67 20 4e 4f 54 20 4e 55 4c 4c   up'),gg NOT NULL
+|   4080: 20 44 45 46 41 55 4c 54 28 66 61 6c 73 65 29 29    DEFAULT(false))
+| page 2 offset 4096
+|      0: 0d 00 00 00 0a 0e 7b 00 0f dc 0f b6 0f 8f 0f 68   ...............h
+|     16: 0f 41 0f 1a 0e f3 0e cb 0e a3 0e 7b 00 00 00 00   .A..............
+|   3696: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 26 0a 14 01 01   ...........&....
+|   3712: 02 08 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 07 19   ................
+|   3728: 08 09 5a 00 b4 40 09 1e b8 51 eb 85 1f 68 69 63   ..Z..@...Q...hic
+|   3744: 63 75 70 26 09 14 01 01 02 08 00 00 00 00 00 00   cup&............
+|   3760: 00 00 00 00 00 00 07 19 08 08 50 00 a0 40 09 1e   ..........P..@..
+|   3776: b8 51 eb 85 1f 68 69 63 63 75 70 26 08 14 01 01   .Q...hiccup&....
+|   3792: 02 08 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 07 19   ................
+|   3808: 08 07 46 00 8c 40 09 1e b8 51 eb 85 1f 68 69 63   ..F..@...Q...hic
+|   3824: 63 75 70 25 07 14 01 01 01 08 00 00 00 00 00 00   cup%............
+|   3840: 00 00 00 00 00 00 07 b9 08 06 3c 78 40 09 1e b8   ..........<x@...
+|   3856: 51 eb 85 1f 68 69 63 63 75 70 25 06 14 01 00 01   Q...hiccup%.....
+|   3872: 08 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 07 19 08   ................
+|   3888: 05 32 64 40 09 1e b8 51 eb 85 1f 68 69 63 63 75   .2d@...Q...hiccu
+|   3904: 70 25 05 14 01 01 01 08 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00   p%..............
+|   3920: 00 00 00 00 07 19 08 04 28 50 40 09 1e b8 51 eb   ........(P@...Q.
+|   3936: 85 1f 68 69 63 63 75 70 25 04 14 01 01 01 08 00   ..hiccup%.......
+|   3952: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 07 19 08 03 1e   ................
+|   3968: 3c 40 09 1e b8 51 eb 85 1f 68 69 63 63 75 70 25   <@...Q...hiccup%
+|   3984: 03 14 01 01 01 08 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00   ................
+|   4000: 00 00 07 19 08 02 14 28 40 09 1e b8 51 eb 85 1f   .......(@...Q...
+|   4016: 68 69 63 63 75 70 24 02 14 09 01 01 08 00 00 00   hiccup$.........
+|   4032: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 07 19 08 0a 14 40 09   ..............@.
+|   4048: 1e b8 51 eb 85 1f 68 69 63 63 75 70 22 01 14 08   ..Q...hiccup....
+|   4064: 08 08 07 ff ff ff ff ff ff 00 00 00 00 00 00 07   ................
+|   4080: 19 08 40 09 1e b8 51 eb 85 1f 68 69 63 63 75 70   ..@...Q...hiccup
+| page 3 offset 8192
+|      0: 0a 00 00 00 0a 0f aa 00 0f fa 0f f2 0f e9 0f e0   ................
+|     16: 0f d7 0f ce 0f c5 0f bc 0e b3 0f aa 00 00 00 00   ................
+|   4000: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 08 05 01 01 00 01   ................
+|   4016: 09 5a 0a 08 05 01 01 00 01 08 50 09 08 05 01 01   .Z........P.....
+|   4032: 00 01 07 46 08 08 05 01 01 00 01 06 3c 07 08 05   ...F........<...
+|   4048: 01 01 00 01 05 32 06 08 05 01 01 00 01 04 28 05   .....2........(.
+|   4064: 08 05 01 01 00 01 03 1e 04 08 05 01 01 00 01 02   ................
+|   4080: 14 03 07 05 09 01 00 01 0a 02 05 05 08 08 00 09   ................
+| page 4 offset 12288
+|      0: 0a 00 00 00 0a 0f cf 00 0f fc 0f f7 0f f2 0f ed   ................
+|     16: 0f e8 0f e3 0f de 0f d9 0f d4 0f cf 00 00 00 00   ................
+|   4032: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 04   ................
+|   4048: 03 08 01 0a 04 03 08 01 09 04 03 08 01 08 04 03   ................
+|   4064: 08 01 07 04 03 08 01 06 04 03 08 01 05 04 03 08   ................
+|   4080: 01 04 04 03 08 01 13 04 03 08 01 02 03 03 08 09   ................
+| page 5 offset 16384
+|      0: 0d 00 00 00 00 10 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00   ................
+| end crash.txt.db
+}]} {}
+
+do_execsql_test 2.1 {
+  INSERT INTO t1(b) VALUES(X'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');
+}
+
+do_catchsql_test 2.2 {
+  SELECT b,c FROM t1 ORDER BY a;
+} {1 {database disk image is malformed}}
+
 finish_test