1 files changed, 1 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/bfd/elf.c b/bfd/elf.c
index 21bc4e7..3e8d510 100644
--- a/bfd/elf.c
+++ b/bfd/elf.c
@@ -298,6 +298,7 @@ bfd_elf_get_str_section (bfd *abfd, unsigned int shindex)
       /* Allocate and clear an extra byte at the end, to prevent crashes
 	 in case the string table is not terminated.  */
       if (shstrtabsize + 1 <= 1
+	  || shstrtabsize > bfd_get_file_size (abfd)
 	  || bfd_seek (abfd, offset, SEEK_SET) != 0
 	  || (shstrtab = (bfd_byte *) bfd_alloc (abfd, shstrtabsize + 1)) == NULL)
 	shstrtab = NULL;