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1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/miasm2/core/bin_stream.py b/miasm2/core/bin_stream.py
index 67a67de8..f8d491d2 100644
--- a/miasm2/core/bin_stream.py
+++ b/miasm2/core/bin_stream.py
@@ -187,7 +187,10 @@ class bin_stream_container(bin_stream):
         return self.bin.get(self.offset - l, self.offset)
 
     def _getbytes(self, start, l=1):
-        return self.bin.get(start, start + l)
+        try:
+            return self.bin.get(start, start + l)
+        except ValueError:
+            raise IOError("cannot get bytes")
 
     def __str__(self):
         out = self.bin.get(self.offset, self.offset + self.l)