diff --git a/gst/mxf/mxfup.c b/gst/mxf/mxfup.c
index d8b6664dab67efc5d48e05f14143a55e1df20e9d..e820765759e04bbb570d4f1c0c25332ec4544a98 100644
--- a/gst/mxf/mxfup.c
+++ b/gst/mxf/mxfup.c
@@ -134,6 +134,9 @@ mxf_up_handle_essence_element (const MXFUL * key, GstBuffer * buffer,
     gpointer mapping_data, GstBuffer ** outbuf)
 {
   MXFUPMappingData *data = mapping_data;
+  gsize expected_in_stride = 0, out_stride = 0;
+  gsize expected_in_size = 0, out_size = 0;
+
 
   /* SMPTE 384M 7.1 */
   if (key->u[12] != 0x15 || (key->u[14] != 0x01 && key->u[14] != 0x02
@@ -162,22 +165,24 @@ mxf_up_handle_essence_element (const MXFUL * key, GstBuffer * buffer,
     }
   }
 
-  if (gst_buffer_get_size (buffer) != data->bpp * data->width * data->height) {
+    // Checked for overflows when parsing the descriptor
+  expected_in_stride = data->bpp * data->width;
+  out_stride = GST_ROUND_UP_4 (expected_in_stride);
+  expected_in_size = expected_in_stride * data->height;
+  out_size = out_stride * data->height;
+  if (gst_buffer_get_size (buffer) != expected_in_size) {
     GST_ERROR ("Invalid buffer size");
     gst_buffer_unref (buffer);
     return GST_FLOW_ERROR;
   }
 
-  if (data->bpp != 4
-      || GST_ROUND_UP_4 (data->width * data->bpp) != data->width * data->bpp) {
+  if (data->bpp != 4 || out_stride != expected_in_stride) {
     guint y;
     GstBuffer *ret;
     GstMapInfo inmap, outmap;
     guint8 *indata, *outdata;
 
-    ret =
-        gst_buffer_new_and_alloc (GST_ROUND_UP_4 (data->width * data->bpp) *
-        data->height);
+    ret = gst_buffer_new_and_alloc (out_size);
     gst_buffer_map (buffer, &inmap, GST_MAP_READ);
     gst_buffer_map (ret, &outmap, GST_MAP_WRITE);
     indata = inmap.data;
@@ -185,8 +190,8 @@ mxf_up_handle_essence_element (const MXFUL * key, GstBuffer * buffer,
 
     for (y = 0; y < data->height; y++) {
       memcpy (outdata, indata, data->width * data->bpp);
-      outdata += GST_ROUND_UP_4 (data->width * data->bpp);
-      indata += data->width * data->bpp;
+      outdata += out_stride;
+      indata += expected_in_stride;
     }
 
     gst_buffer_unmap (buffer, &inmap);
@@ -393,7 +398,35 @@ mxf_up_create_caps (MXFMetadataTimelineTrack * track, GstTagList ** tags,
   } else {
     return NULL;
   }
+    if (caps) {
+    MXFUPMappingData *data = *mapping_data;
+    gsize expected_in_stride = 0, out_stride = 0;
+    gsize expected_in_size = 0, out_size = 0;
+
+    // Do some checking of the parameters to see if they're valid and
+    // we can actually work with them.
+    if (data->image_start_offset > data->image_end_offset) {
+      GST_WARNING ("Invalid image start/end offset");
+      g_free (data);
+      *mapping_data = NULL;
+      gst_clear_caps (&caps);
+
+      return NULL;
+    }
+
+    if (!g_size_checked_mul (&expected_in_stride, data->bpp, data->width) ||
+        (out_stride = GST_ROUND_UP_4 (expected_in_stride)) < expected_in_stride
+        || !g_size_checked_mul (&expected_in_size, expected_in_stride,
+            data->height)
+        || !g_size_checked_mul (&out_size, out_stride, data->height)) {
+      GST_ERROR ("Invalid resolution or bit depth");
+      g_free (data);
+      *mapping_data = NULL;
+      gst_clear_caps (&caps);
 
+      return NULL;
+    }
+  }
   return caps;
 }