}
                data++;
                len--;
+               if (len < 2) {
+                       gspca_dev->last_packet_type = DISCARD_PACKET;
+                       return;
+               }
                if (*data == 0xff && data[1] == 0xd8) {
 /*fixme: there may be information in the 4 high bits*/
+                       if (len < 7) {
+                               gspca_dev->last_packet_type = DISCARD_PACKET;
+                               return;
+                       }
                        if ((data[6] & 0x0f) != sd->quality)
                                set_dqt(gspca_dev, data[6] & 0x0f);
                        gspca_frame_add(gspca_dev, FIRST_PACKET,
                gspca_dev->last_packet_type = DISCARD_PACKET;
                break;
        case 0xcc:
-               if (data[1] != 0xff || data[2] != 0xd8)
+               if (len >= 3 && (data[1] != 0xff || data[2] != 0xd8))
                        gspca_frame_add(gspca_dev, INTER_PACKET,
                                        data + 1, len - 1);
                else