Avoid allocating over-large buffers when parsing corrupt binaries.

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+2014-10-31  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+       PR binutils/17512
+       * readelf.c (process_program_headers): Avoid memory exhaustion due
+       to corrupt values in a dynamis segment header.
+       (get_32bit_elf_symbols): Do not attempt to read an over-large
+       section.
+       (get_64bit_elf_symbols): Likewise.
+
 2014-10-31  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
 
        * strings.c: Add new command line option --data to only scan the