diff --git a/drivers/net/tg3.c b/drivers/net/tg3.c
index 973c8f5..4e7f3de 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tg3.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tg3.c
@@ -12685,7 +12685,7 @@
 static void __devinit tg3_read_bc_ver(struct tg3 *tp)
 {
 	u32 val, offset, start, ver_offset;
-	int i;
+	int i, dst_off;
 	bool newver = false;
 
 	if (tg3_nvram_read(tp, 0xc, &offset) ||
@@ -12705,8 +12705,11 @@
 			newver = true;
 	}
 
+	dst_off = strlen(tp->fw_ver);
+
 	if (newver) {
-		if (tg3_nvram_read(tp, offset + 8, &ver_offset))
+		if (TG3_VER_SIZE - dst_off < 16 ||
+		    tg3_nvram_read(tp, offset + 8, &ver_offset))
 			return;
 
 		offset = offset + ver_offset - start;
@@ -12715,7 +12718,7 @@
 			if (tg3_nvram_read_be32(tp, offset + i, &v))
 				return;
 
-			memcpy(tp->fw_ver + i, &v, sizeof(v));
+			memcpy(tp->fw_ver + dst_off + i, &v, sizeof(v));
 		}
 	} else {
 		u32 major, minor;
@@ -12726,7 +12729,8 @@
 		major = (ver_offset & TG3_NVM_BCVER_MAJMSK) >>
 			TG3_NVM_BCVER_MAJSFT;
 		minor = ver_offset & TG3_NVM_BCVER_MINMSK;
-		snprintf(&tp->fw_ver[0], 32, "v%d.%02d", major, minor);
+		snprintf(&tp->fw_ver[dst_off], TG3_VER_SIZE - dst_off,
+			 "v%d.%02d", major, minor);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -12750,9 +12754,7 @@
 {
 	u32 offset, major, minor, build;
 
-	tp->fw_ver[0] = 's';
-	tp->fw_ver[1] = 'b';
-	tp->fw_ver[2] = '\0';
+	strncat(tp->fw_ver, "sb", TG3_VER_SIZE - strlen(tp->fw_ver) - 1);
 
 	if ((val & TG3_EEPROM_SB_FORMAT_MASK) != TG3_EEPROM_SB_FORMAT_1)
 		return;
@@ -12789,11 +12791,14 @@
 	if (minor > 99 || build > 26)
 		return;
 
-	snprintf(&tp->fw_ver[2], 30, " v%d.%02d", major, minor);
+	offset = strlen(tp->fw_ver);
+	snprintf(&tp->fw_ver[offset], TG3_VER_SIZE - offset,
+		 " v%d.%02d", major, minor);
 
 	if (build > 0) {
-		tp->fw_ver[8] = 'a' + build - 1;
-		tp->fw_ver[9] = '\0';
+		offset = strlen(tp->fw_ver);
+		if (offset < TG3_VER_SIZE - 1)
+			tp->fw_ver[offset] = 'a' + build - 1;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -12880,12 +12885,13 @@
 static void __devinit tg3_read_fw_ver(struct tg3 *tp)
 {
 	u32 val;
+	bool vpd_vers = false;
+
+	if (tp->fw_ver[0] != 0)
+		vpd_vers = true;
 
 	if (tp->tg3_flags3 & TG3_FLG3_NO_NVRAM) {
-		tp->fw_ver[0] = 's';
-		tp->fw_ver[1] = 'b';
-		tp->fw_ver[2] = '\0';
-
+		strcat(tp->fw_ver, "sb");
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -12902,11 +12908,12 @@
 		return;
 
 	if (!(tp->tg3_flags & TG3_FLAG_ENABLE_ASF) ||
-	     (tp->tg3_flags3 & TG3_FLG3_ENABLE_APE))
-		return;
+	     (tp->tg3_flags3 & TG3_FLG3_ENABLE_APE) || vpd_vers)
+		goto done;
 
 	tg3_read_mgmtfw_ver(tp);
 
+done:
 	tp->fw_ver[TG3_VER_SIZE - 1] = 0;
 }