Index: D:/svn/ossrepo/icepdf/trunk/icepdf/core/src/org/icepdf/core/pobjects/Stream.java
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--- D:/svn/ossrepo/icepdf/trunk/icepdf/core/src/org/icepdf/core/pobjects/Stream.java	(revision 23192)
+++ D:/svn/ossrepo/icepdf/trunk/icepdf/core/src/org/icepdf/core/pobjects/Stream.java	(revision )
@@ -1719,13 +1719,20 @@
         CCITTFaxDecoder decoder = new CCITTFaxDecoder(1, columns, rows);
         decoder.setAlign(encodedByteAlign);
         // pick three three possible fax encoding.
+        try {
-        if (k == 0) {
-            decoder.decodeT41D(decodedStreamData, streamData, 0, rows);
-        } else if (k > 0) {
-            decoder.decodeT42D(decodedStreamData, streamData, 0, rows);
-        } else if (k < 0) {
-            decoder.decodeT6(decodedStreamData, streamData, 0, rows);
-        }
+            if (k == 0) {
+                decoder.decodeT41D(decodedStreamData, streamData, 0, rows);
+            } else if (k > 0) {
+                decoder.decodeT42D(decodedStreamData, streamData, 0, rows);
+            } else if (k < 0) {
+                decoder.decodeT6(decodedStreamData, streamData, 0, rows);
+            }
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            logger.warning("Error decoding CCITTFax image k: " + k );
+            // IText 5.03 doesn't correctly assign a k value for the deocde,
+            // as  result we can try one more time using the T6.
+            decoder.decodeT6(decodedStreamData, streamData, 0, rows);
+        }
         // check the black is value flag, no one likes inverted colours.
         if (!blackIs1) {
             // toggle the byte data invert colour, not bit operand.