diff --git a/Objects/unicodeobject.c b/Objects/unicodeobject.c
index c77751d..23268f9 100644
--- a/Objects/unicodeobject.c
+++ b/Objects/unicodeobject.c
@@ -2671,7 +2671,10 @@
         startinpos = s-starts;
         /* \ - Escapes */
         s++;
-        switch (*s++) {
+        c = *s++;
+        if (s > end)
+            c = '\0'; /* Invalid after \ */
+        switch (c) {
 
         /* \x escapes */
         case '\n': break;
@@ -2690,9 +2693,9 @@
         case '0': case '1': case '2': case '3':
         case '4': case '5': case '6': case '7':
             x = s[-1] - '0';
-            if ('0' <= *s && *s <= '7') {
+            if (s < end && '0' <= *s && *s <= '7') {
                 x = (x<<3) + *s++ - '0';
-                if ('0' <= *s && *s <= '7')
+                if (s < end && '0' <= *s && *s <= '7')
                     x = (x<<3) + *s++ - '0';
             }
             *p++ = x;