diff --git a/media/libmedia/IEffect.cpp b/media/libmedia/IEffect.cpp
index eb4b098..761b243 100644
--- a/media/libmedia/IEffect.cpp
+++ b/media/libmedia/IEffect.cpp
@@ -154,14 +154,14 @@
             uint32_t cmdSize = data.readInt32();
             char *cmd = NULL;
             if (cmdSize) {
-                cmd = (char *)malloc(cmdSize);
+                cmd = (char *)calloc(cmdSize, 1);
                 data.read(cmd, cmdSize);
             }
             uint32_t replySize = data.readInt32();
             uint32_t replySz = replySize;
             char *resp = NULL;
             if (replySize) {
-                resp = (char *)malloc(replySize);
+                resp = (char *)calloc(replySize, 1);
             }
             status_t status = command(cmdCode, cmdSize, cmd, &replySz, resp);
             reply->writeInt32(status);
diff --git a/media/libmedia/IMediaPlayer.cpp b/media/libmedia/IMediaPlayer.cpp
index bde35f2..7387a79 100644
--- a/media/libmedia/IMediaPlayer.cpp
+++ b/media/libmedia/IMediaPlayer.cpp
@@ -653,6 +653,7 @@
             CHECK_INTERFACE(IMediaPlayer, data, reply);
 
             struct sockaddr_in endpoint;
+            memset(&endpoint, 0, sizeof(endpoint));
             int amt = data.readInt32();
             if (amt == sizeof(endpoint)) {
                 data.read(&endpoint, sizeof(struct sockaddr_in));
@@ -667,6 +668,7 @@
             CHECK_INTERFACE(IMediaPlayer, data, reply);
 
             struct sockaddr_in endpoint;
+            memset(&endpoint, 0, sizeof(endpoint));
             status_t res = getRetransmitEndpoint(&endpoint);
 
             reply->writeInt32(res);