Index: cfe/trunk/include/clang/StaticAnalyzer/Core/PathSensitive/ProgramState.h
===================================================================
--- cfe/trunk/include/clang/StaticAnalyzer/Core/PathSensitive/ProgramState.h
+++ cfe/trunk/include/clang/StaticAnalyzer/Core/PathSensitive/ProgramState.h
@@ -308,8 +308,12 @@
 
   /// \brief Return the value bound to the specified location.
   /// Returns UnknownVal() if none found.
-  SVal getSVal(const MemRegion* R) const;
+  SVal getSVal(const MemRegion* R, QualType T = QualType()) const;
 
+  /// \brief Return the value bound to the specified location, assuming
+  /// that the value is a scalar integer or an enumeration or a pointer.
+  /// Returns UnknownVal() if none found or the region is not known to hold
+  /// a value of such type.
   SVal getSValAsScalarOrLoc(const MemRegion *R) const;
 
   /// \brief Visits the symbols reachable from the given SVal using the provided
@@ -758,9 +762,10 @@
   return getStateManager().StoreMgr->getBinding(getStore(), LV, T);
 }
 
-inline SVal ProgramState::getSVal(const MemRegion* R) const {
+inline SVal ProgramState::getSVal(const MemRegion* R, QualType T) const {
   return getStateManager().StoreMgr->getBinding(getStore(),
-                                                loc::MemRegionVal(R));
+                                                loc::MemRegionVal(R),
+                                                T);
 }
 
 inline BasicValueFactory &ProgramState::getBasicVals() const {
Index: cfe/trunk/lib/StaticAnalyzer/Checkers/CallAndMessageChecker.cpp
===================================================================
--- cfe/trunk/lib/StaticAnalyzer/Checkers/CallAndMessageChecker.cpp
+++ cfe/trunk/lib/StaticAnalyzer/Checkers/CallAndMessageChecker.cpp
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@
 
   if (const MemRegion *SValMemRegion = V.getAsRegion()) {
     const ProgramStateRef State = C.getState();
-    const SVal PSV = State->getSVal(SValMemRegion);
+    const SVal PSV = State->getSVal(SValMemRegion, C.getASTContext().CharTy);
     if (PSV.isUndef()) {
       if (ExplodedNode *N = C.generateErrorNode()) {
         LazyInit_BT(BD, BT);
Index: cfe/trunk/lib/StaticAnalyzer/Checkers/GenericTaintChecker.cpp
===================================================================
--- cfe/trunk/lib/StaticAnalyzer/Checkers/GenericTaintChecker.cpp
+++ cfe/trunk/lib/StaticAnalyzer/Checkers/GenericTaintChecker.cpp
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@
 }
 
 Optional<SVal> GenericTaintChecker::getPointedToSVal(CheckerContext &C,
-                                            const Expr* Arg) {
+                                                     const Expr *Arg) {
   ProgramStateRef State = C.getState();
   SVal AddrVal = State->getSVal(Arg->IgnoreParens(), C.getLocationContext());
   if (AddrVal.isUnknownOrUndef())
@@ -476,9 +476,18 @@
   if (!AddrLoc)
     return None;
 
-  const PointerType *ArgTy =
-    dyn_cast<PointerType>(Arg->getType().getCanonicalType().getTypePtr());
-  return State->getSVal(*AddrLoc, ArgTy ? ArgTy->getPointeeType(): QualType());
+  QualType ArgTy = Arg->getType().getCanonicalType();
+  if (!ArgTy->isPointerType())
+    return None;
+
+  QualType ValTy = ArgTy->getPointeeType();
+
+  // Do not dereference void pointers. Treat them as byte pointers instead.
+  // FIXME: we might want to consider more than just the first byte.
+  if (ValTy->isVoidType())
+    ValTy = C.getASTContext().CharTy;
+
+  return State->getSVal(*AddrLoc, ValTy);
 }
 
 ProgramStateRef
Index: cfe/trunk/lib/StaticAnalyzer/Core/RegionStore.cpp
===================================================================
--- cfe/trunk/lib/StaticAnalyzer/Core/RegionStore.cpp
+++ cfe/trunk/lib/StaticAnalyzer/Core/RegionStore.cpp
@@ -1405,10 +1405,7 @@
         T = Ctx.VoidTy;
     }
     assert(!T.isNull() && "Unable to auto-detect binding type!");
-    if (T->isVoidType()) {
-      // When trying to dereference a void pointer, read the first byte.
-      T = Ctx.CharTy;
-    }
+    assert(!T->isVoidType() && "Attempting to dereference a void pointer!");
     MR = GetElementZeroRegion(cast<SubRegion>(MR), T);
   }