diff --git a/libavcodec/vcr1.c b/libavcodec/vcr1.c
index 60bfcce41e..a5ea82d1d6 100644
--- a/libavcodec/vcr1.c
+++ b/libavcodec/vcr1.c
@@ -38,9 +38,10 @@ static av_cold int vcr1_decode_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
     avctx->pix_fmt = AV_PIX_FMT_YUV410P;
 
     if (avctx->width % 8 || avctx->height%4) {
-        avpriv_request_sample(avctx, "odd dimensions support");
-        return AVERROR_PATCHWELCOME;
+        avpriv_request_sample(avctx, "odd dimensions (%d x %d) support", avctx->width, avctx->height);
+        return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
     }
+
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -64,9 +65,13 @@ static int vcr1_decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, void *data,
     p->pict_type = AV_PICTURE_TYPE_I;
     p->key_frame = 1;
 
+    if (buf_size < 32)
+        goto packet_small;
+
     for (i = 0; i < 16; i++) {
         a->delta[i] = *bytestream++;
         bytestream++;
+        buf_size--;
     }
 
     for (y = 0; y < avctx->height; y++) {
@@ -77,8 +82,12 @@ static int vcr1_decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, void *data,
             uint8_t *cb = &p->data[1][(y >> 2) * p->linesize[1]];
             uint8_t *cr = &p->data[2][(y >> 2) * p->linesize[2]];
 
+            if (buf_size < 4 + avctx->width)
+                goto packet_small;
+
             for (i = 0; i < 4; i++)
                 a->offset[i] = *bytestream++;
+            buf_size -= 4;
 
             offset = a->offset[0] - a->delta[bytestream[2] & 0xF];
             for (x = 0; x < avctx->width; x += 4) {
@@ -92,8 +101,12 @@ static int vcr1_decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, void *data,
                 *cr++       = bytestream[1];
 
                 bytestream += 4;
+                buf_size   -= 4;
             }
         } else {
+            if (buf_size < avctx->width / 2)
+                goto packet_small;
+
             offset = a->offset[y & 3] - a->delta[bytestream[2] & 0xF];
 
             for (x = 0; x < avctx->width; x += 8) {
@@ -107,6 +120,7 @@ static int vcr1_decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, void *data,
                 luma[7]     = offset += a->delta[bytestream[1] >>  4];
                 luma       += 8;
                 bytestream += 4;
+                buf_size   -= 4;
             }
         }
     }
@@ -114,6 +128,9 @@ static int vcr1_decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, void *data,
     *got_frame = 1;
 
     return buf_size;
+packet_small:
+    av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Input packet too small.\n");
+    return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
 }
 
 AVCodec ff_vcr1_decoder = {