DBG (CALLDEBUG, printf ("[find_call] %s: 0x%lx to 0x%lx\n",
                          parent->name, (unsigned long) p_lowpc,
                          (unsigned long) p_highpc));
-
+  p_lowpc = (p_lowpc + 3) & ~3;
+  p_highpc &= ~3;
   for (pc = p_lowpc; pc < p_highpc; pc += 4)
     {
 
 
   DBG (CALLDEBUG, printf (_("[find_call] %s: 0x%lx to 0x%lx\n"),
                          parent->name, (unsigned long) p_lowpc,
                          (unsigned long) p_highpc));
-  for (pc = (p_lowpc + 3) & ~(bfd_vma) 3; pc < p_highpc; pc += 4)
+  p_lowpc = (p_lowpc + 3) & ~3;
+  p_highpc &= ~3;
+  for (pc = p_lowpc; pc < p_highpc; pc += 4)
     {
       insn = bfd_get_32 (core_bfd, ((unsigned char *) core_text_space
                                    + pc - core_text_sect->vma));
 
 #include "cg_print.h"
 #include "utils.h"
 #include "sym_ids.h"
+#include "corefile.h"
 
 static int cmp_topo (const void *, const void *);
 static void propagate_time (Sym *);
       parent->cg.cyc.num = 0;
       parent->cg.cyc.head = parent;
       parent->cg.cyc.next = 0;
-      if (ignore_direct_calls)
+      if (ignore_direct_calls
+         && parent->addr >= core_text_sect->vma
+         && parent->addr < core_text_sect->vma +  core_text_sect->size
+         && (parent + 1)->addr >= core_text_sect->vma
+         && (parent + 1)->addr <= core_text_sect->vma +  core_text_sect->size)
        find_call (parent, parent->addr, (parent + 1)->addr);
     }
 
 
                          parent->name, (unsigned long) p_lowpc,
                          (unsigned long) p_highpc));
 
+  if (p_highpc < 5)
+    return;
+  p_highpc -= 5;
   for (pc = p_lowpc; pc < p_highpc; ++pc)
     {
       instructp = (unsigned char *) core_text_space + pc - core_text_sect->vma;
 
   DBG (CALLDEBUG, printf (_("[find_call] %s: 0x%lx to 0x%lx\n"),
                          parent->name, (unsigned long) p_lowpc,
                          (unsigned long) p_highpc));
+  p_lowpc = (p_lowpc + 3) & ~3;
+  p_highpc &= ~3;
   for (pc = p_lowpc; pc < p_highpc; pc += 4)
     {
       op = bfd_get_32 (core_bfd, ((unsigned char *)core_text_space
 
   DBG (CALLDEBUG, printf ("[find_call] %s: 0x%lx to 0x%lx\n",
                          parent->name, (unsigned long) p_lowpc,
                          (unsigned long) p_highpc));
-  for (pc = (p_lowpc + 3) & ~(bfd_vma) 3; pc < p_highpc; pc += 4)
+  p_lowpc = (p_lowpc + 3) & ~3;
+  p_highpc &= ~3;
+  for (pc = p_lowpc; pc < p_highpc; pc += 4)
     {
       insn = bfd_get_32 (core_bfd, ((unsigned char *) core_text_space
                                    + pc - core_text_sect->vma));
 
                          (unsigned long) p_highpc));
   for (pc = p_lowpc; pc < p_highpc; pc += length)
     {
+      unsigned char *operand;
+
       length = 1;
       instructp = ((unsigned char *) core_text_space
                   + pc - core_text_sect->vma);
           */
          DBG (CALLDEBUG,
               printf ("[findcall]\t0x%lx:calls", (unsigned long) pc));
-         firstmode = vax_operandmode (instructp + length);
+         if (pc - core_text_sect->vma + length >= core_text_sect->size)
+           goto botched;
+         operand = instructp + length;
+         firstmode = vax_operandmode (operand);
          switch (firstmode)
            {
            case literal:
            default:
              goto botched;
            }
-         length += vax_operandlength (instructp + length);
-         mode = vax_operandmode (instructp + length);
+         length += vax_operandlength (operand);
+         if (pc - core_text_sect->vma + length >= core_text_sect->size)
+           goto botched;
+         operand = instructp + length;
+         mode = vax_operandmode (operand);
          DBG (CALLDEBUG,
               printf ("\tfirst operand is %s", vax_operandname (firstmode));
               printf ("\tsecond operand is %s\n", vax_operandname (mode)));
               *      [are there others that we miss?,
               *       e.g. arrays of pointers to functions???]
               */
+             length += vax_operandlength (operand);
+             if (pc - core_text_sect->vma + length > core_text_sect->size)
+               goto botched;
              arc_add (parent, &indirectchild, (unsigned long) 0);
-             length += vax_operandlength (instructp + length);
              continue;
            case byterel:
            case wordrel:
               *      check that this is the address of
               *      a function.
               */
-             destpc = pc + vax_offset (instructp + length);
+             length += vax_operandlength (operand);
+             if (pc - core_text_sect->vma + length > core_text_sect->size)
+               goto botched;
+             destpc = pc + vax_offset (operand);
              if (hist_check_address (destpc))
                {
                  child = sym_lookup (&symtab, destpc);
                           *    a hit
                           */
                          arc_add (parent, child, (unsigned long) 0);
-                         length += vax_operandlength (instructp + length);
                          continue;
                        }
                    }