--- libmms-0.6.2/src/mmsh.c~	2011-01-17 05:51:12.000000000 -0500
+++ libmms-0.6.2/src/mmsh.c	2014-04-21 16:27:46.210355967 -0400
@@ -307,7 +307,10 @@ static int get_answer (mms_io_t *io, mms
         len = 0;
       }
     } else {
-      len ++;
+      if (++len >= sizeof(this->buf)) {
+	lprintf("answer too large\n");
+	return 0;
+      }
     }
   }
   if (this->stream_type == MMSH_UNKNOWN) {