1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/bfd/elf.c b/bfd/elf.c
index 6e1ab96..458c679 100644
--- a/bfd/elf.c
+++ b/bfd/elf.c
@@ -252,7 +252,9 @@ bfd_elf_get_str_section (bfd *abfd, unsigned int shindex)
   bfd_size_type shstrtabsize;
 
   i_shdrp = elf_elfsections (abfd);
-  if (i_shdrp == 0 || i_shdrp[shindex] == 0)
+  if (i_shdrp == 0
+      || shindex >= elf_numsections (abfd)
+      || i_shdrp[shindex] == 0)
     return NULL;
 
   shstrtab = i_shdrp[shindex]->contents;
@@ -291,6 +293,9 @@ bfd_elf_string_from_elf_section (bfd *abfd,
   if (strindex == 0)
     return "";
 
+  if (elf_elfsections (abfd) == NULL || shindex >= elf_numsections (abfd))
+    return NULL;
+
   hdr = elf_elfsections (abfd)[shindex];
 
   if (hdr->contents == NULL