1 files changed, 14 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/mem_pool.cpp b/src/mem_pool.cpp
index 4c2c30d25..74d09d5df 100644
--- a/src/mem_pool.cpp
+++ b/src/mem_pool.cpp
@@ -9,9 +9,23 @@
 #include <botan/libstate.h>
 #include <botan/util.h>
 #include <algorithm>
+#include <exception>
 
 namespace Botan {
 
+namespace {
+
+/*************************************************
+* Memory Allocation Exception                    *
+*************************************************/
+struct Memory_Exhaustion : public std::bad_alloc
+   {
+   const char* what()
+     { return "Ran out of memory, allocation failed"; }
+   };
+
+}
+
 /*************************************************
 * Memory_Block Constructor                       *
 *************************************************/