diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/ChangeLog b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/ChangeLog
index cbf72531a7e..50b2c3b504a 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/ChangeLog
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,16 @@
+2004-02-05 Alain Magloire
+                                                                                                                             
+    PR 50810
+    Coff format the String Table section may have incorrect value.
+    We should guard against it.
+                                                                                                                             
+    * utils/org/eclipse/cdt/utils/Coff.java
+    * utils/org/eclipse/cdt/utils/PE.java
+                                                                                                                             
+    Cache the IBinaryArchive class so not to reload again.
+    * model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/Archive.java
+    * model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/CModelManager.java
+
 2004-02-03 Alain Magloire
 	PR 51143
 
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/Archive.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/Archive.java
index 9a745ae998b..58cc150ac6d 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/Archive.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/Archive.java
@@ -5,31 +5,30 @@ package org.eclipse.cdt.internal.core.model;
  * All Rights Reserved.
  */
  
-import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.Map;
 
-import org.eclipse.cdt.core.IBinaryParser;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.IBinaryParser.IBinaryArchive;
-import org.eclipse.cdt.core.IBinaryParser.IBinaryFile;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.IBinaryParser.IBinaryObject;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.model.CModelException;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.model.IArchive;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.model.IBinary;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.model.ICElement;
 import org.eclipse.core.resources.IFile;
-import org.eclipse.core.resources.IProject;
 import org.eclipse.core.resources.IResource;
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.IPath;
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.IProgressMonitor;
 
 public class Archive extends Openable implements IArchive {
 
-	public Archive(ICElement parent, IFile file) {
-		this(parent, file.getLocation());
+	IBinaryArchive binaryArchive;
+
+	public Archive(ICElement parent, IFile file, IBinaryArchive ar) {
+		this(parent, file.getLocation(), ar);
 	}
 
-	public Archive(ICElement parent, IPath path) {
+	public Archive(ICElement parent, IPath path, IBinaryArchive ar) {
 		super (parent, path, ICElement.C_ARCHIVE);
+		binaryArchive = ar;
 	}
 
 	public IBinary[] getBinaries() {
@@ -64,7 +63,7 @@ public class Archive extends Openable implements IArchive {
 
 
 	public boolean computeChildren(OpenableInfo info, IResource res) {
-		IBinaryArchive ar = getBinaryArchive(res);
+		IBinaryArchive ar = getBinaryArchive();
 		if (ar != null) {
 			IBinaryObject[] objects = ar.getObjects();
 			for (int i = 0; i < objects.length; i++) {
@@ -78,27 +77,8 @@ public class Archive extends Openable implements IArchive {
 		return true;
 	}
 
-	IBinaryArchive getBinaryArchive(IResource res) {
-		IBinaryArchive archive = null;
-		IProject project = null;
-		IBinaryParser parser = null;
-		if (res != null) {
-			project = res.getProject();
-		}
-		if (project != null) {
-			parser = CModelManager.getDefault().getBinaryParser(project);
-		}
-		if (parser != null) {
-			try {
-				IPath path = res.getLocation();
-				IBinaryFile bfile = parser.getBinary(path);
-				if (bfile instanceof IBinaryArchive) {
-					archive = (IBinaryArchive) bfile;
-				}
-			} catch (IOException e) {
-			}
-		}
-		return archive;
+	IBinaryArchive getBinaryArchive() {
+		return binaryArchive;
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/CModelManager.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/CModelManager.java
index d1b940b3e91..8121b7caff6 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/CModelManager.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/CModelManager.java
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ import org.eclipse.cdt.core.CCProjectNature;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.CCorePlugin;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.CProjectNature;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.IBinaryParser;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.core.IBinaryParser.IBinaryArchive;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.IBinaryParser.IBinaryFile;
-import org.eclipse.cdt.core.model.*;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.model.CModelException;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.model.ElementChangedEvent;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.model.IArchive;
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import org.eclipse.cdt.core.model.ICModel;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.model.ICProject;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.model.IElementChangedListener;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.model.IParent;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.core.model.IWorkingCopy;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.internal.core.search.indexing.IndexManager;
 import org.eclipse.core.resources.IFile;
 import org.eclipse.core.resources.IFolder;
@@ -230,7 +231,7 @@ public class CModelManager implements IResourceChangeListener {
 			}
 			if (bin != null) {
 				if (bin.getType() == IBinaryFile.ARCHIVE) {
-					cfile = new Archive(parent, file);
+					cfile = new Archive(parent, file, (IBinaryArchive)bin);
 				} else {
 					cfile = new Binary(parent, file, bin);
 				}
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/LibraryReferenceArchive.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/LibraryReferenceArchive.java
index d15a68c8115..a44014a6fd2 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/LibraryReferenceArchive.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/LibraryReferenceArchive.java
@@ -19,13 +19,11 @@ import org.eclipse.core.runtime.IPath;
 public class LibraryReferenceArchive extends Archive implements ILibraryReference {
 
 	ILibraryEntry entry;
-	IBinaryArchive archive;
 
 	public LibraryReferenceArchive(ICElement parent, ILibraryEntry e, IBinaryArchive ar) {
-		super(parent, e.getLibraryPath());
+		super(parent, e.getLibraryPath(), ar);
 		setElementType(ICElement.C_VCONTAINER);
 		entry = e;
-		archive = ar;
 	}
 
 	/* (non-Javadoc)
@@ -43,11 +41,4 @@ public class LibraryReferenceArchive extends Archive implements ILibraryReferenc
 		return entry.getLibraryPath();
 	}
 
-	/* (non-Javadoc)
-	 * @see org.eclipse.cdt.internal.core.model.Archive#getBinaryArchive(org.eclipse.core.resources.IResource)
-	 */
-	IBinaryArchive getBinaryArchive(IResource res) {
-		return archive;
-	}
-
 }
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/utils/org/eclipse/cdt/utils/coff/Coff.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/utils/org/eclipse/cdt/utils/coff/Coff.java
index 63d47972a16..3c9e74bdd10 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/utils/org/eclipse/cdt/utils/coff/Coff.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/utils/org/eclipse/cdt/utils/coff/Coff.java
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ public class Coff {
 			byte[] bytes = new byte[4];
 			rfile.readFully(bytes);
 			int str_len = ReadMemoryAccess.getIntLE(bytes);
-			if (str_len > 4) {
+			if (str_len > 4 && str_len < rfile.length()) {
 				str_len -= 4;
 				string_table = new byte[str_len];
 				rfile.seek(offset + 4);
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/utils/org/eclipse/cdt/utils/coff/PE.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/utils/org/eclipse/cdt/utils/coff/PE.java
index d95e27ab4f0..f65736b4775 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/utils/org/eclipse/cdt/utils/coff/PE.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/utils/org/eclipse/cdt/utils/coff/PE.java
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ public class PE {
 				byte[] bytes = new byte[4];
 				accessFile.readFully(bytes);
 				int str_len = ReadMemoryAccess.getIntLE(bytes);
-				if (str_len > 4) {
+				if (str_len > 4 && str_len < accessFile.length()) {
 					str_len -= 4;
 					stringTable = new byte[str_len];
 					accessFile.seek(offset + 4);