diff --git a/libavcodec/vp8.c b/libavcodec/vp8.c
index 494400f41e..25fe70ae31 100644
--- a/libavcodec/vp8.c
+++ b/libavcodec/vp8.c
@@ -639,6 +639,11 @@ static int vp8_decode_frame_header(VP8Context *s, const uint8_t *buf, int buf_si
     int width  = s->avctx->width;
     int height = s->avctx->height;
 
+    if (buf_size < 3) {
+        av_log(s->avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Insufficent data (%d) for header\n", buf_size);
+        return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
+    }
+
     s->keyframe  = !(buf[0] & 1);
     s->profile   =  (buf[0]>>1) & 7;
     s->invisible = !(buf[0] & 0x10);