diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/utils/org/eclipse/cdt/utils/coff/Coff.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/utils/org/eclipse/cdt/utils/coff/Coff.java
index 21b47cdb6ff..b4872733945 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/utils/org/eclipse/cdt/utils/coff/Coff.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/utils/org/eclipse/cdt/utils/coff/Coff.java
@@ -406,8 +406,10 @@ public class Coff {
 		public String getName(byte[] table) {
 			if (table.length > 0 && isLongName()) {
 				ReadMemoryAccess memory = new ReadMemoryAccess(_n_name, true);
-				memory.getInt();
-				int offset = memory.getInt();
+				memory.getInt(); // pass over the first 4 bytes.
+				// The first for bytes of the string table represent the
+				// number of bytes in the string table.
+				int offset = memory.getInt() - 4;
 				if (offset > 0) {
 					for (int i = offset; i < table.length; i++) {
 						if (table[i] == 0) {
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/utils/org/eclipse/cdt/utils/coff/PE.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/utils/org/eclipse/cdt/utils/coff/PE.java
index 4a8f11c933d..4037a5104ea 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/utils/org/eclipse/cdt/utils/coff/PE.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/utils/org/eclipse/cdt/utils/coff/PE.java
@@ -438,6 +438,14 @@ public class PE {
 		return attrib;
 	}
 
+	public static Attribute getAttributes(String file) throws IOException {
+		PE pe = new PE(file);
+		Attribute attrib = pe.getAttribute();
+		pe.dispose();
+		return attrib;
+	}
+
+
 	public void dispose() throws IOException {
 		if (rfile != null) {
 			rfile.close();