diff --git a/common/protocol/quic/sniff.go b/common/protocol/quic/sniff.go
index 5b29d6ffada4..0c20c3f61a17 100644
--- a/common/protocol/quic/sniff.go
+++ b/common/protocol/quic/sniff.go
@@ -100,17 +100,17 @@ func SniffQUIC(b []byte) (*SniffHeader, error) {
 		}
 
 		if isQuicInitial { // Only initial packets have token, see https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc9000#section-17.2.2
-			tokenLen, err := quicvarint.Read(buffer)
-			if err != nil || tokenLen > uint64(len(b)) {
+			tokenLen, err := readShortQuicVarint(buffer)
+			if err != nil || tokenLen > int32(len(b)) {
 				return nil, errNotQuic
 			}
 
-			if _, err = buffer.ReadBytes(int32(tokenLen)); err != nil {
+			if _, err = buffer.ReadBytes(tokenLen); err != nil {
 				return nil, errNotQuic
 			}
 		}
 
-		packetLen, err := quicvarint.Read(buffer)
+		packetLen, err := readShortQuicVarint(buffer)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, errNotQuic
 		}
@@ -179,45 +179,45 @@ func SniffQUIC(b []byte) (*SniffHeader, error) {
 			case 0x00: // PADDING frame
 			case 0x01: // PING frame
 			case 0x02, 0x03: // ACK frame
-				if _, err = quicvarint.Read(buffer); err != nil { // Field: Largest Acknowledged
+				if _, err = readShortQuicVarint(buffer); err != nil { // Field: Largest Acknowledged
 					return nil, io.ErrUnexpectedEOF
 				}
-				if _, err = quicvarint.Read(buffer); err != nil { // Field: ACK Delay
+				if _, err = readShortQuicVarint(buffer); err != nil { // Field: ACK Delay
 					return nil, io.ErrUnexpectedEOF
 				}
-				ackRangeCount, err := quicvarint.Read(buffer) // Field: ACK Range Count
+				ackRangeCount, err := readShortQuicVarint(buffer) // Field: ACK Range Count
 				if err != nil {
 					return nil, io.ErrUnexpectedEOF
 				}
-				if _, err = quicvarint.Read(buffer); err != nil { // Field: First ACK Range
+				if _, err = readShortQuicVarint(buffer); err != nil { // Field: First ACK Range
 					return nil, io.ErrUnexpectedEOF
 				}
 				for i := 0; i < int(ackRangeCount); i++ { // Field: ACK Range
-					if _, err = quicvarint.Read(buffer); err != nil { // Field: ACK Range -> Gap
+					if _, err = readShortQuicVarint(buffer); err != nil { // Field: ACK Range -> Gap
 						return nil, io.ErrUnexpectedEOF
 					}
-					if _, err = quicvarint.Read(buffer); err != nil { // Field: ACK Range -> ACK Range Length
+					if _, err = readShortQuicVarint(buffer); err != nil { // Field: ACK Range -> ACK Range Length
 						return nil, io.ErrUnexpectedEOF
 					}
 				}
 				if frameType == 0x03 {
-					if _, err = quicvarint.Read(buffer); err != nil { // Field: ECN Counts -> ECT0 Count
+					if _, err = readShortQuicVarint(buffer); err != nil { // Field: ECN Counts -> ECT0 Count
 						return nil, io.ErrUnexpectedEOF
 					}
-					if _, err = quicvarint.Read(buffer); err != nil { // Field: ECN Counts -> ECT1 Count
+					if _, err = readShortQuicVarint(buffer); err != nil { // Field: ECN Counts -> ECT1 Count
 						return nil, io.ErrUnexpectedEOF
 					}
-					if _, err = quicvarint.Read(buffer); err != nil { //nolint:misspell // Field: ECN Counts -> ECT-CE Count
+					if _, err = readShortQuicVarint(buffer); err != nil { //nolint:misspell // Field: ECN Counts -> ECT-CE Count
 						return nil, io.ErrUnexpectedEOF
 					}
 				}
 			case 0x06: // CRYPTO frame, we will use this frame
-				offset, err := quicvarint.Read(buffer) // Field: Offset
+				offset, err := readShortQuicVarint(buffer) // Field: Offset
 				if err != nil {
 					return nil, io.ErrUnexpectedEOF
 				}
-				length, err := quicvarint.Read(buffer) // Field: Length
-				if err != nil || length > uint64(buffer.Len()) {
+				length, err := readShortQuicVarint(buffer) // Field: Length
+				if err != nil || length > buffer.Len() {
 					return nil, io.ErrUnexpectedEOF
 				}
 				currentCryptoLen := int32(offset + length)
@@ -228,17 +228,17 @@ func SniffQUIC(b []byte) (*SniffHeader, error) {
 					cryptoDataBuf.Extend(currentCryptoLen - cryptoLen)
 					cryptoLen = currentCryptoLen
 				}
-				if _, err := buffer.Read(cryptoDataBuf.BytesRange(int32(offset), currentCryptoLen)); err != nil { // Field: Crypto Data
+				if _, err := buffer.Read(cryptoDataBuf.BytesRange(offset, currentCryptoLen)); err != nil { // Field: Crypto Data
 					return nil, io.ErrUnexpectedEOF
 				}
 			case 0x1c: // CONNECTION_CLOSE frame, only 0x1c is permitted in initial packet
-				if _, err = quicvarint.Read(buffer); err != nil { // Field: Error Code
+				if _, err = readShortQuicVarint(buffer); err != nil { // Field: Error Code
 					return nil, io.ErrUnexpectedEOF
 				}
-				if _, err = quicvarint.Read(buffer); err != nil { // Field: Frame Type
+				if _, err = readShortQuicVarint(buffer); err != nil { // Field: Frame Type
 					return nil, io.ErrUnexpectedEOF
 				}
-				length, err := quicvarint.Read(buffer) // Field: Reason Phrase Length
+				length, err := readShortQuicVarint(buffer) // Field: Reason Phrase Length
 				if err != nil {
 					return nil, io.ErrUnexpectedEOF
 				}
@@ -283,3 +283,18 @@ func hkdfExpandLabel(hash crypto.Hash, secret, context []byte, label string, len
 	}
 	return out
 }
+
+// readShortQuicVarint wraps quicvarint.Read with a max limit for length related fields.
+// we only handle QUIC Initial so these numbers should not exceed 65535
+// returns int32 to reduce type conversion
+func readShortQuicVarint(reader io.ByteReader) (int32, error) {
+	v, err := quicvarint.Read(reader)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	if v > 65535 {
+		// not used(
+		return 0, errNotQuicInitial
+	}
+	return int32(v), nil
+}