diff --git a/src/drw_base.h b/src/drw_base.h
index d57d7a1..95cbc7f 100644
--- a/src/drw_base.h
+++ b/src/drw_base.h
@@ -108,6 +108,19 @@ enum DBG_LEVEL {
     DEBUG
 };
 
+/**
+ * Exception raised when memory allocation fails.
+ */
+class MemoryAllocationException {
+public:
+    MemoryAllocationException(std::string what)
+    : mWhat{what}
+    {}
+    std::string message() const throw() {return mWhat;}
+  private:
+    std::string mWhat;
+};
+
 //! Special codes for colors
 enum ColorCodes {
     ColorByLayer = 256,
diff --git a/src/drw_entities.cpp b/src/drw_entities.cpp
index 05469ad..d8cc389 100644
--- a/src/drw_entities.cpp
+++ b/src/drw_entities.cpp
@@ -12,10 +12,21 @@
 
 #include <cstdlib>
 #include "drw_entities.h"
+#include "drw_base.h"
 #include "intern/dxfreader.h"
 #include "intern/dwgbuffer.h"
 #include "intern/drw_dbg.h"
 
+#define RESERVE(vector,size,msg) try { \
+    vector.reserve(size); \
+  } catch(const std::exception &e) { \
+    std::stringstream s; \
+    s << msg << " size=" << size << "; error="; \
+    s << e.what(); \
+    throw DRW::MemoryAllocationException(s.str()); \
+  }
+
+
 //! Calculate arbitrary axis
 /*!
 *   Calculate arbitrary axis for apply extrusions
@@ -1165,7 +1176,7 @@ void DRW_LWPolyline::parseCode(int code, dxfReader *reader){
         break;
     case 90:
         vertexnum = reader->getInt32();
-        vertlist.reserve(vertexnum);
+        RESERVE(vertlist,vertexnum,"vertex list")
         break;
     case 210:
         haveExtrusion = true;
@@ -1200,7 +1211,7 @@ bool DRW_LWPolyline::parseDwg(DRW::Version version, dwgBuffer *buf, duint32 bs){
     if (flags & 1)
         extPoint = buf->getExtrusion(false);
     vertexnum = buf->getBitLong();
-    vertlist.reserve(vertexnum);
+    RESERVE(vertlist,vertexnum,"vertex list")
     unsigned int bulgesnum = 0;
     if (flags & 16)
         bulgesnum = buf->getBitLong();
@@ -1791,7 +1802,7 @@ void DRW_Hatch::parseCode(int code, dxfReader *reader){
         break;
     case 91:
         loopsnum = reader->getInt32();
-        looplist.reserve(loopsnum);
+        RESERVE(looplist,loopsnum,"loop list")
         break;
     case 92:
 		loop = std::make_shared<DRW_HatchLoop>(reader->getInt32());
@@ -1903,12 +1914,12 @@ bool DRW_Hatch::parseDwg(DRW::Version version, dwgBuffer *buf, duint32 bs){
                     spline->flags |= (isRational << 2); //rational
                     spline->flags |= (buf->getBit() << 1); //periodic
                     spline->nknots = buf->getBitLong();
-                    spline->knotslist.reserve(spline->nknots);
+                    RESERVE(spline->knotslist,spline->nknots,"knots list")
                     for (dint32 j = 0; j < spline->nknots;++j){
                         spline->knotslist.push_back (buf->getBitDouble());
                     }
                     spline->ncontrol = buf->getBitLong();
-                    spline->controllist.reserve(spline->ncontrol);
+                    RESERVE(spline->controllist,spline->ncontrol,"control list")
                     for (dint32 j = 0; j < spline->ncontrol;++j){
 						std::shared_ptr<DRW_Coord> crd = std::make_shared<DRW_Coord>(buf->get3BitDouble());
                         spline->controllist.push_back(crd);
@@ -1918,7 +1929,7 @@ bool DRW_Hatch::parseDwg(DRW::Version version, dwgBuffer *buf, duint32 bs){
                     }
                     if (version > DRW::AC1021) { //2010+
                         spline->nfit = buf->getBitLong();
-                        spline->fitlist.reserve(spline->nfit);
+                        RESERVE(spline->fitlist,spline->nfit,"fit list")
                         for (dint32 j = 0; j < spline->nfit;++j){
 							std::shared_ptr<DRW_Coord> crd = std::make_shared<DRW_Coord>(buf->get3BitDouble());
 							spline->fitlist.push_back(crd);
@@ -2142,17 +2153,17 @@ bool DRW_Spline::parseDwg(DRW::Version version, dwgBuffer *buf, duint32 bs){
         return false; //RLZ: from doc only 1 or 2 are ok ?
     }
 
-    knotslist.reserve(nknots);
+    RESERVE(knotslist,nknots,"knots list")
     for (dint32 i= 0; i<nknots; ++i){
         knotslist.push_back (buf->getBitDouble());
     }
-    controllist.reserve(ncontrol);
+    RESERVE(controllist,ncontrol,"control list")
 	for (dint32 i= 0; i<ncontrol; ++i){
 		controllist.push_back(std::make_shared<DRW_Coord>(buf->get3BitDouble()));
 		if (weight)
             DRW_DBG("\n w: "); DRW_DBG(buf->getBitDouble()); //RLZ Warning: D (BD or RD)
     }
-    fitlist.reserve(nfit);
+    RESERVE(fitlist,nfit,"fit list")
 	for (dint32 i= 0; i<nfit; ++i)
 		fitlist.push_back(std::make_shared<DRW_Coord>(buf->get3BitDouble()));
 
diff --git a/src/drw_objects.cpp b/src/drw_objects.cpp
index 706ff58..3f93472 100644
--- a/src/drw_objects.cpp
+++ b/src/drw_objects.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,15 @@
 #include "intern/drw_dbg.h"
 #include "intern/dwgutil.h"
 
+#define RESERVE(vector,size,msg) try { \
+    vector.reserve(size); \
+  } catch(const std::exception &e) { \
+    std::stringstream s; \
+    s << msg << " size=" << size << "; error="; \
+    s << e.what(); \
+    throw DRW::MemoryAllocationException(s.str()); \
+  }
+
 //! Base class for tables entries
 /*!
 *  Base class for tables entries
@@ -429,7 +438,7 @@ void DRW_LType::parseCode(int code, dxfReader *reader){
     case 73:
         size = reader->getInt32();
         path.clear();
-        path.reserve(size);
+        RESERVE(path,size,"path")
         break;
     case 40:
         length = reader->getDouble();
@@ -703,7 +712,7 @@ bool DRW_Block_Record::parseDwg(DRW::Version version, dwgBuffer *buf, duint32 bs
     DRW_DBG("flags: "); DRW_DBG(flags); DRW_DBG(", ");
     if (version > DRW::AC1015) {//2004+ fails in 2007
         objectCount = buf->getBitLong(); //Number of objects owned by this block
-        entMap.reserve(objectCount);
+        RESERVE(entMap,objectCount,"entity map")
     }
     basePoint.x = buf->getBitDouble();
     basePoint.y = buf->getBitDouble();