diff --git a/libsearch/parser/binary-parser.cpp b/libsearch/parser/binary-parser.cpp
index 935b6f5..d2aca65 100644
--- a/libsearch/parser/binary-parser.cpp
+++ b/libsearch/parser/binary-parser.cpp
@@ -4562,19 +4562,26 @@ static void vName2String(char *szName, const UCHAR *aucBytes, size_t tNameSize)
 } /* end of vName2String */
 
 
-void vAdd2PropModList(const UCHAR *aucPropMod) {
+bool vAdd2PropModList(const UCHAR *aucPropMod) {
     size_t	tSize, tLen;
 
     if(tNextFree >= tMaxElements) {
         tMaxElements += ELEMENTS_TO_ADD;
         tSize = tMaxElements * sizeof(UCHAR **);
-        ppAnchor = (UCHAR**)xrealloc(ppAnchor, tSize);
+        void *pvTmp;
+        pvTmp = realloc(ppAnchor, tSize);
+        if(pvTmp) {
+            ppAnchor = (UCHAR**)pvTmp;
+        } else {
+            return false;
+        }
     }
 
     tLen = 2 + (size_t)usGetWord(0, aucPropMod);
     ppAnchor[tNextFree] = (UCHAR*)xmalloc(tLen);
     memcpy(ppAnchor[tNextFree], aucPropMod, tLen);
     tNextFree++;
+    return true;
 } /* end of vAdd2PropModList */
 
 static void vComputePPSlevels(ppsEntryType *atPPSlist, ppsEntryType *pNode,
@@ -4940,7 +4947,9 @@ bool KBinaryParser::read8DocText(FILE *pFile, const ppsInfoType *pPPS,
         }
         if(iType == 1) {
             iLen = (int)usGetWord(lOff, aucBuffer);
-            vAdd2PropModList(aucBuffer + lOff);
+            if(!vAdd2PropModList(aucBuffer + lOff)) {
+                return false;
+            }
             lOff += (long)iLen + 2;
             continue;
         }