diff --git a/libavcodec/dvdsub_parser.c b/libavcodec/dvdsub_parser.c
index 8e1c48bef6..698ccb6987 100644
--- a/libavcodec/dvdsub_parser.c
+++ b/libavcodec/dvdsub_parser.c
@@ -57,7 +57,11 @@ static int dvdsub_parse(AVCodecParserContext *s,
         if (pc->packet_len == 0) /* HD-DVD subpicture packet */
             pc->packet_len = AV_RB32(buf+2);
         av_freep(&pc->packet);
-        pc->packet = av_malloc(pc->packet_len);
+        if ((unsigned)pc->packet_len > INT_MAX - AV_INPUT_BUFFER_PADDING_SIZE) {
+            av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "packet length %d is invalid\n", pc->packet_len);
+            return buf_size;
+        }
+        pc->packet = av_malloc(pc->packet_len + AV_INPUT_BUFFER_PADDING_SIZE);
     }
     if (pc->packet) {
         if (pc->packet_index + buf_size <= pc->packet_len) {