Index: ImfStringVectorAttribute.cpp
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--- ImfStringVectorAttribute.cpp	(revision 51)
+++ ImfStringVectorAttribute.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -81,13 +81,15 @@
     {   
        int strSize;
        Xdr::read <StreamIO> (is, strSize);
-       read += Xdr::size<int>();       
+       read += Xdr::size<int>();
 
        std::string str;
        str.resize (strSize);
-  
+       if(0 != strSize)
+       {
        Xdr::read<StreamIO> (is, &str[0], strSize);
        read += strSize;
+       }
 
        _value.push_back (str);
     }