diff --git a/src/vnet/ip/reass/ip6_full_reass.c b/src/vnet/ip/reass/ip6_full_reass.c
index fc7fa18..c9509e3 100644
--- a/src/vnet/ip/reass/ip6_full_reass.c
+++ b/src/vnet/ip/reass/ip6_full_reass.c
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
   IP6_FULL_REASS_RC_TOO_MANY_FRAGMENTS,
   IP6_FULL_REASS_RC_NO_BUF,
   IP6_FULL_REASS_RC_HANDOFF,
+  IP6_FULL_REASS_RC_INVALID_FRAG_LEN,
 } ip6_full_reass_rc_t;
 
 typedef struct
@@ -888,6 +889,10 @@
   u32 fragment_length =
     vlib_buffer_length_in_chain (vm, fb) -
     (fvnb->ip.reass.ip6_frag_hdr_offset + sizeof (*frag_hdr));
+  if (0 == fragment_length)
+    {
+      return IP6_FULL_REASS_RC_INVALID_FRAG_LEN;
+    }
   u32 fragment_last = fvnb->ip.reass.fragment_last =
     fragment_first + fragment_length - 1;
   int more_fragments = ip6_frag_hdr_more (frag_hdr);
@@ -1207,6 +1212,9 @@
 		case IP6_FULL_REASS_RC_INTERNAL_ERROR:
 		  counter = IP6_ERROR_REASS_INTERNAL_ERROR;
 		  break;
+		case IP6_FULL_REASS_RC_INVALID_FRAG_LEN:
+		  counter = IP6_ERROR_REASS_INVALID_FRAG_LEN;
+		  break;
 		}
 	      if (~0 != counter)
 		{
diff --git a/src/vnet/ip/reass/ip6_sv_reass.c b/src/vnet/ip/reass/ip6_sv_reass.c
index 3656c5a..58c7d8d 100644
--- a/src/vnet/ip/reass/ip6_sv_reass.c
+++ b/src/vnet/ip/reass/ip6_sv_reass.c
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
   IP6_SV_REASS_RC_TOO_MANY_FRAGMENTS,
   IP6_SV_REASS_RC_INTERNAL_ERROR,
   IP6_SV_REASS_RC_UNSUPP_IP_PROTO,
+  IP6_SV_REASS_RC_INVALID_FRAG_LEN,
 } ip6_sv_reass_rc_t;
 
 typedef struct
@@ -400,6 +401,10 @@
   u32 fragment_length =
     vlib_buffer_length_in_chain (vm, fb) -
     (fvnb->ip.reass.ip6_frag_hdr_offset + sizeof (*frag_hdr));
+  if (0 == fragment_length)
+    {
+      return IP6_SV_REASS_RC_INVALID_FRAG_LEN;
+    }
   u32 fragment_last = fvnb->ip.reass.fragment_last =
     fragment_first + fragment_length - 1;
   fvnb->ip.reass.range_first = fragment_first;
@@ -667,6 +672,9 @@
 	    case IP6_SV_REASS_RC_INTERNAL_ERROR:
 	      counter = IP6_ERROR_REASS_INTERNAL_ERROR;
 	      break;
+	    case IP6_SV_REASS_RC_INVALID_FRAG_LEN:
+	      counter = IP6_ERROR_REASS_INVALID_FRAG_LEN;
+	      break;
 	    }
 	  if (~0 != counter)
 	    {