uint64_t seq_recv;          /* gssint_uint64 */
    void *seqstate;
    krb5_auth_context auth_context;
-   gss_buffer_desc *mech_used; /* gss_OID_desc */
+   gss_OID_desc *mech_used;    /* gss_OID_desc */
     /* Protocol spec revision
        0 => RFC 1964 with 3DES and RC4 enhancements
        1 => draft-ietf-krb-wg-gssapi-cfx-01
        int established;
        int big_endian;
        krb5_auth_context auth_context;
-       gss_buffer_desc *mech_used;
+       gss_OID_desc *mech_used;
        int nctypes;
        krb5_cksumtype *ctypes;
 } krb5_gss_ctx_id_rec, *krb5_gss_ctx_id_t;
        if (WRITE_BYTES(&p, end, kctx->endtime)) goto out_err;
        word_seq_send = kctx->seq_send;
        if (WRITE_BYTES(&p, end, word_seq_send)) goto out_err;
-       if (write_buffer(&p, end, kctx->mech_used)) goto out_err;
+       if (write_oid(&p, end, kctx->mech_used)) goto out_err;
 
        printerr(2, "serialize_krb5_ctx: serializing keys with "
                 "enctype %d and length %d\n",
 
        int len = (int)arg->length;             /* make an int out of size_t */
        if (WRITE_BYTES(p, end, len))
                return -1;
-       if (*p + arg->length > end)
+       if (*p + len > end)
                return -1;
        memcpy(*p, arg->value, len);
        *p += len;