diff --git a/cderror.h b/cderror.h
index 63de498..92dd2ed 100644
--- a/cderror.h
+++ b/cderror.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ JMESSAGE(JERR_BMP_COLORSPACE, "BMP output must be grayscale or RGB")
 JMESSAGE(JERR_BMP_COMPRESSED, "Sorry, compressed BMPs not yet supported")
 JMESSAGE(JERR_BMP_EMPTY, "Empty BMP image")
 JMESSAGE(JERR_BMP_NOT, "Not a BMP file - does not start with BM")
+JMESSAGE(JERR_BMP_OUTOFRANGE, "Numeric value out of range in BMP file")
 JMESSAGE(JTRC_BMP, "%ux%u 24-bit BMP image")
 JMESSAGE(JTRC_BMP_MAPPED, "%ux%u 8-bit colormapped BMP image")
 JMESSAGE(JTRC_BMP_OS2, "%ux%u 24-bit OS2 BMP image")
@@ -77,6 +78,7 @@ JMESSAGE(JERR_PPM_COLORSPACE, "PPM output must be grayscale or RGB")
 JMESSAGE(JERR_PPM_NONNUMERIC, "Nonnumeric data in PPM file")
 JMESSAGE(JERR_PPM_TOOLARGE, "Integer value too large in PPM file")
 JMESSAGE(JERR_PPM_NOT, "Not a PPM/PGM file")
+JMESSAGE(JERR_PPM_OUTOFRANGE, "Numeric value out of range in PPM file")
 JMESSAGE(JTRC_PGM, "%ux%u PGM image")
 JMESSAGE(JTRC_PGM_TEXT, "%ux%u text PGM image")
 JMESSAGE(JTRC_PPM, "%ux%u PPM image")
diff --git a/rdbmp.c b/rdbmp.c
index eaa7086..01fa2bc 100644
--- a/rdbmp.c
+++ b/rdbmp.c
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ typedef struct _bmp_source_struct {
   JDIMENSION row_width;         /* Physical width of scanlines in file */
 
   int bits_per_pixel;           /* remembers 8- or 24-bit format */
+  int cmap_length;              /* colormap length */
 } bmp_source_struct;
 
 
@@ -126,6 +127,7 @@ get_8bit_row (j_compress_ptr cinfo, cjpeg_source_ptr sinfo)
 {
   bmp_source_ptr source = (bmp_source_ptr) sinfo;
   register JSAMPARRAY colormap = source->colormap;
+  int cmaplen = source->cmap_length;
   JSAMPARRAY image_ptr;
   register int t;
   register JSAMPROW inptr, outptr;
@@ -142,6 +144,8 @@ get_8bit_row (j_compress_ptr cinfo, cjpeg_source_ptr sinfo)
   outptr = source->pub.buffer[0];
   for (col = cinfo->image_width; col > 0; col--) {
     t = GETJSAMPLE(*inptr++);
+    if (t >= cmaplen)
+      ERREXIT(cinfo, JERR_BMP_OUTOFRANGE);
     *outptr++ = colormap[0][t]; /* can omit GETJSAMPLE() safely */
     *outptr++ = colormap[1][t];
     *outptr++ = colormap[2][t];
@@ -401,6 +405,7 @@ start_input_bmp (j_compress_ptr cinfo, cjpeg_source_ptr sinfo)
     source->colormap = (*cinfo->mem->alloc_sarray)
       ((j_common_ptr) cinfo, JPOOL_IMAGE,
        (JDIMENSION) biClrUsed, (JDIMENSION) 3);
+	source->cmap_length = (int)biClrUsed;
     /* and read it from the file */
     read_colormap(source, (int) biClrUsed, mapentrysize);
     /* account for size of colormap */
diff --git a/rdppm.c b/rdppm.c
index 33ff749..c0c0962 100644
--- a/rdppm.c
+++ b/rdppm.c
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ typedef struct {
   JSAMPROW pixrow;              /* compressor input buffer */
   size_t buffer_width;          /* width of I/O buffer */
   JSAMPLE *rescale;             /* => maxval-remapping array, or NULL */
-  int maxval;
+  unsigned int maxval;
 } ppm_source_struct;
 
 typedef ppm_source_struct *ppm_source_ptr;
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ read_pbm_integer (j_compress_ptr cinfo, FILE *infile, unsigned int maxval)
   }
 
   if (val > maxval)
-    ERREXIT(cinfo, JERR_PPM_TOOLARGE);
+    ERREXIT(cinfo, JERR_PPM_OUTOFRANGE);
 
   return val;
 }
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ get_word_gray_row (j_compress_ptr cinfo, cjpeg_source_ptr sinfo)
     temp  = UCH(*bufferptr++) << 8;
     temp |= UCH(*bufferptr++);
     if (temp > maxval)
-      ERREXIT(cinfo, JERR_PPM_TOOLARGE);
+      ERREXIT(cinfo, JERR_PPM_OUTOFRANGE);
     *ptr++ = rescale[temp];
   }
   return 1;
@@ -282,17 +282,17 @@ get_word_rgb_row (j_compress_ptr cinfo, cjpeg_source_ptr sinfo)
     temp  = UCH(*bufferptr++) << 8;
     temp |= UCH(*bufferptr++);
     if (temp > maxval)
-      ERREXIT(cinfo, JERR_PPM_TOOLARGE);
+      ERREXIT(cinfo, JERR_PPM_OUTOFRANGE);
     *ptr++ = rescale[temp];
     temp  = UCH(*bufferptr++) << 8;
     temp |= UCH(*bufferptr++);
     if (temp > maxval)
-      ERREXIT(cinfo, JERR_PPM_TOOLARGE);
+      ERREXIT(cinfo, JERR_PPM_OUTOFRANGE);
     *ptr++ = rescale[temp];
     temp  = UCH(*bufferptr++) << 8;
     temp |= UCH(*bufferptr++);
     if (temp > maxval)
-      ERREXIT(cinfo, JERR_PPM_TOOLARGE);
+      ERREXIT(cinfo, JERR_PPM_OUTOFRANGE);
     *ptr++ = rescale[temp];
   }
   return 1;