diff -ru openssl-0.9.8h/crypto/x509/x509_att.c openssl-0.9.8h+iPhone/crypto/x509/x509_att.c
--- openssl-0.9.8h/crypto/x509/x509_att.c	2008-04-02 11:11:51.000000000 +0000
+++ openssl-0.9.8h+iPhone/crypto/x509/x509_att.c	2008-09-13 07:11:14.000000000 +0000
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@
 	}
 	if(!(attr->value.set = sk_ASN1_TYPE_new_null())) goto err;
 	if(!(ttmp = ASN1_TYPE_new())) goto err;
-	if (len == -1)
+	if ((len == -1) && !(attrtype & MBSTRING_FLAG))
 		{
 		if (!ASN1_TYPE_set1(ttmp, attrtype, data))
 			goto err;