diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index c9e7e2a850..3af19d5cb0 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2018-08-25  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+	PR ld/23499
+	* elf.c (_bfd_elf_get_symbol_version_string): Return
+	_("<corrupt>") for corrupt symbol version info.
+
 2018-08-24  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 
 	* elfxx-x86.c (_bfd_x86_elf_parse_gnu_properties): Handle
diff --git a/bfd/elf.c b/bfd/elf.c
index efdaf2e256..b8860c453b 100644
--- a/bfd/elf.c
+++ b/bfd/elf.c
@@ -1877,7 +1877,7 @@ _bfd_elf_get_symbol_version_string (bfd *abfd, asymbol *symbol,
 	{
 	  Elf_Internal_Verneed *t;
 
-	  version_string = "";
+	  version_string = _("<corrupt>");
 	  for (t = elf_tdata (abfd)->verref;
 	       t != NULL;
 	       t = t->vn_nextref)
diff --git a/binutils/ChangeLog b/binutils/ChangeLog
index 3e26571ea3..ef9a5fdffc 100644
--- a/binutils/ChangeLog
+++ b/binutils/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2018-08-25  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+	PR ld/23499
+	* readelf.c (get_symbol_version_string): Return _("<corrupt>")
+	for corrupt symbol version info.
+
 2018-08-24  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 
 	* readelf.c (decode_x86_compat_isa): New function.
diff --git a/binutils/readelf.c b/binutils/readelf.c
index 8d4054fbd2..23e61d369a 100644
--- a/binutils/readelf.c
+++ b/binutils/readelf.c
@@ -11300,6 +11300,7 @@ get_symbol_version_string (Filedata *                   filedata,
   unsigned char data[2];
   unsigned short vers_data;
   unsigned long offset;
+  unsigned short max_vd_ndx;
 
   if (!is_dynsym
       || version_info[DT_VERSIONTAGIDX (DT_VERSYM)] == 0)
@@ -11317,6 +11318,8 @@ get_symbol_version_string (Filedata *                   filedata,
   if ((vers_data & VERSYM_HIDDEN) == 0 && vers_data == 0)
     return NULL;
 
+  max_vd_ndx = 0;
+
   /* Usually we'd only see verdef for defined symbols, and verneed for
      undefined symbols.  However, symbols defined by the linker in
      .dynbss for variables copied from a shared library in order to
@@ -11359,6 +11362,9 @@ get_symbol_version_string (Filedata *                   filedata,
 	      ivd.vd_flags = BYTE_GET (evd.vd_flags);
 	    }
 
+	  if ((ivd.vd_ndx & VERSYM_VERSION) > max_vd_ndx)
+	    max_vd_ndx = ivd.vd_ndx & VERSYM_VERSION;
+
 	  off += ivd.vd_next;
 	}
       while (ivd.vd_ndx != (vers_data & VERSYM_VERSION) && ivd.vd_next != 0);
@@ -11450,6 +11456,9 @@ get_symbol_version_string (Filedata *                   filedata,
 	  return (ivna.vna_name < strtab_size
 		  ? strtab + ivna.vna_name : _("<corrupt>"));
 	}
+      else if ((max_vd_ndx || (vers_data & VERSYM_VERSION) != 1)
+	       && (vers_data & VERSYM_VERSION) > max_vd_ndx)
+	return _("<corrupt>");
     }
   return NULL;
 }