diff --git a/src/mqtt_packet.c b/src/mqtt_packet.c
index 66eba6ce..9cfec878 100644
--- a/src/mqtt_packet.c
+++ b/src/mqtt_packet.c
@@ -2152,6 +2152,11 @@ int MqttDecode_PublishResp(byte* rx_buf, int rx_buf_len, byte type,
     if (header_len < 0) {
         return header_len;
     }
+    /* Remaining Length is attacker-controlled; bound it by the bytes the
+     * caller actually supplied before any remain_len-gated read below. */
+    if (rx_buf_len < header_len + remain_len) {
+        return MQTT_TRACE_ERROR(MQTT_CODE_ERROR_OUT_OF_BUFFER);
+    }
 
     /* MQTT 3.1.1 sections 3.4-3.7: PUBACK/PUBREC/PUBREL/PUBCOMP variable header is
      * exactly the two-byte Packet Identifier and there is no payload -
@@ -3186,6 +3191,11 @@ int MqttDecode_Disconnect(byte *rx_buf, int rx_buf_len, MqttDisconnect *disc)
     if (header_len < 0) {
         return header_len;
     }
+    /* Remaining Length is attacker-controlled; bound it by the bytes the
+     * caller actually supplied before the reason-code read below. */
+    if (rx_buf_len < header_len + remain_len) {
+        return MQTT_TRACE_ERROR(MQTT_CODE_ERROR_OUT_OF_BUFFER);
+    }
     rx_payload = &rx_buf[header_len];
 
     disc->props = NULL;
@@ -3320,6 +3330,11 @@ int MqttDecode_Auth(byte *rx_buf, int rx_buf_len, MqttAuth *auth)
     if (header_len < 0) {
         return header_len;
     }
+    /* Remaining Length is attacker-controlled; bound it by the bytes the
+     * caller actually supplied before the reason-code read below. */
+    if (rx_buf_len < header_len + remain_len) {
+        return MQTT_TRACE_ERROR(MQTT_CODE_ERROR_OUT_OF_BUFFER);
+    }
     rx_payload = &rx_buf[header_len];
 
     auth->props = NULL;
diff --git a/tests/test_mqtt_packet.c b/tests/test_mqtt_packet.c
index f873e94e..495977c0 100644
--- a/tests/test_mqtt_packet.c
+++ b/tests/test_mqtt_packet.c
@@ -3801,6 +3801,22 @@ TEST(decode_puback_v5_with_reason_code_accepted)
     ASSERT_EQ(0, resp.reason_code);
     MqttProps_Free(resp.props);
 }
+
+/* Remaining Length claims a Reason Code (3) but the buffer ends right after
+ * the Packet Identifier, so the reason-code read must be rejected rather
+ * than stepping past rx_buf. */
+TEST(decode_puback_v5_truncated_reason_code_oob)
+{
+    byte buf[4] = { 0x40, 0x03, 0x00, 0x01 };
+    MqttPublishResp resp;
+    int rc;
+
+    XMEMSET(&resp, 0, sizeof(resp));
+    resp.protocol_level = MQTT_CONNECT_PROTOCOL_LEVEL_5;
+    rc = MqttDecode_PublishResp(buf, (int)sizeof(buf),
+        MQTT_PACKET_TYPE_PUBLISH_ACK, &resp);
+    ASSERT_EQ(MQTT_CODE_ERROR_OUT_OF_BUFFER, rc);
+}
 #endif /* WOLFMQTT_V5 */
 
 /* ============================================================================
@@ -4042,6 +4058,20 @@ TEST(decode_disconnect_v5_with_reason_code_accepted)
     ASSERT_EQ(0, disc.reason_code);
     MqttProps_Free(disc.props);
 }
+
+/* Remaining Length claims a Reason Code (1) but only the fixed header is
+ * present, so the reason-code read must be rejected rather than stepping
+ * past rx_buf. */
+TEST(decode_disconnect_v5_truncated_reason_code_oob)
+{
+    byte buf[2] = { 0xE0, 0x01 };
+    MqttDisconnect disc;
+    int rc;
+
+    XMEMSET(&disc, 0, sizeof(disc));
+    rc = MqttDecode_Disconnect(buf, (int)sizeof(buf), &disc);
+    ASSERT_EQ(MQTT_CODE_ERROR_OUT_OF_BUFFER, rc);
+}
 #endif /* WOLFMQTT_V5 */
 
 /* ============================================================================
@@ -4493,6 +4523,23 @@ TEST(auth_v5_invalid_reason_code_rejected)
     dec_len = MqttDecode_Auth(buf, 4, &dec);
     ASSERT_EQ(MQTT_CODE_ERROR_MALFORMED_DATA, dec_len);
 }
+
+/* Remaining Length claims a Reason Code (1) but only the fixed header is
+ * present, so the reason-code read must be rejected rather than stepping
+ * past rx_buf. */
+TEST(decode_auth_truncated_reason_code_oob)
+{
+    byte buf[2];
+    MqttAuth dec;
+    int dec_len;
+
+    buf[0] = (byte)(MQTT_PACKET_TYPE_AUTH << 4);
+    buf[1] = 0x01; /* Remaining Length claims one payload byte */
+
+    XMEMSET(&dec, 0, sizeof(dec));
+    dec_len = MqttDecode_Auth(buf, (int)sizeof(buf), &dec);
+    ASSERT_EQ(MQTT_CODE_ERROR_OUT_OF_BUFFER, dec_len);
+}
 #endif /* WOLFMQTT_V5 */
 
 /* ============================================================================
@@ -4760,6 +4807,7 @@ void run_mqtt_packet_tests(void)
     RUN_TEST(decode_puback_null_resp_extra_payload_rejected);
 #ifdef WOLFMQTT_V5
     RUN_TEST(decode_puback_v5_with_reason_code_accepted);
+    RUN_TEST(decode_puback_v5_truncated_reason_code_oob);
 #endif
 
     /* MqttEncode_PublishResp fixed-header QoS bits */
@@ -4786,6 +4834,7 @@ void run_mqtt_packet_tests(void)
 #ifdef WOLFMQTT_V5
     RUN_TEST(decode_disconnect_v5_invalid_fixed_header_flags_rejected);
     RUN_TEST(decode_disconnect_v5_with_reason_code_accepted);
+    RUN_TEST(decode_disconnect_v5_truncated_reason_code_oob);
 #endif
 
     /* Fixed-header reserved-flag validation [MQTT-2.2.2-2] */
@@ -4814,6 +4863,7 @@ void run_mqtt_packet_tests(void)
     RUN_TEST(auth_v5_reauth_decodes_without_error);
     RUN_TEST(auth_v5_success_remaining_length_zero);
     RUN_TEST(auth_v5_invalid_reason_code_rejected);
+    RUN_TEST(decode_auth_truncated_reason_code_oob);
 #endif
 
     TEST_SUITE_END();