@@ -3721,7 +3721,8 @@ type
begin
c:=inputpointer^;
{ eat utf-8 signature? }
- if (ord(inputpointer^)=$ef) and
+ if (bufsize>2) and
+ (ord(inputpointer^)=$ef) and
(ord((inputpointer+1)^)=$bb) and
(ord((inputpointer+2)^)=$bf) then