diff --git a/libavcodec/cllc.c b/libavcodec/cllc.c
index e0895d2e1f..77de6e71c7 100644
--- a/libavcodec/cllc.c
+++ b/libavcodec/cllc.c
@@ -71,6 +71,10 @@ static int read_code_table(CLLCContext *ctx, GetBitContext *gb, VLC *vlc)
 
             count++;
         }
+        if (prefix > (65535 - 256)/2) {
+            vlc->table = NULL;
+            return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
+        }
 
         prefix <<= 1;
     }