diff --git a/libavcodec/vmnc.c b/libavcodec/vmnc.c
index eb39fc923d..051e700462 100644
--- a/libavcodec/vmnc.c
+++ b/libavcodec/vmnc.c
@@ -276,6 +276,11 @@ static int decode_hextile(VmncContext *c, uint8_t* dst, const uint8_t* src, int
                     }
                     xy = *src++;
                     wh = *src++;
+                    if (   (xy >> 4) + (wh >> 4) + 1 > w - i
+                        || (xy & 0xF) + (wh & 0xF)+1 > h - j) {
+                        av_log(c->avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Rectangle outside picture\n");
+                        return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
+                    }
                     paint_rect(dst2, xy >> 4, xy & 0xF, (wh>>4)+1, (wh & 0xF)+1, fg, bpp, stride);
                 }
             }