Code cleanup: use ECDSA_size() instead of fixed 10,000 byte sig buffer, and explicity init static var

src/key.h

@@ -177,14 +177,15 @@ public:
     }
 
     bool Sign(uint256 hash, std::vector<unsigned char>& vchSig)
+    {
+        unsigned int nSize = ECDSA_size(pkey);
+        vchSig.resize(nSize); // Make sure it is big enough
+        if (!ECDSA_sign(0, (unsigned char*)&hash, sizeof(hash), &vchSig[0], &nSize, pkey))
         {
             vchSig.clear();
-        unsigned char pchSig[10000];
-        unsigned int nSize = 0;
-        if (!ECDSA_sign(0, (unsigned char*)&hash, sizeof(hash), pchSig, &nSize, pkey))
             return false;
-        vchSig.resize(nSize);
-        memcpy(&vchSig[0], pchSig, nSize);
+        }
+        vchSig.resize(nSize); // Shrink to fit actual size
         return true;
     }
 

src/main.cpp

@@ -1875,7 +1875,7 @@ bool static ProcessMessage(CNode* pfrom, string strCommand, CDataStream& vRecv)
         }
 
         // Ask the first connected node for block updates
-        static int nAskedForBlocks;
+        static int nAskedForBlocks = 0;
         if (!pfrom->fClient &&
             (pfrom->nVersion < 32000 || pfrom->nVersion >= 32400) &&
              (nAskedForBlocks < 1 || vNodes.size() <= 1))