diff --git a/src/dhcp-common.c b/src/dhcp-common.c
index 59dcbcd..58d173d 100644
--- a/src/dhcp-common.c
+++ b/src/dhcp-common.c
@@ -892,24 +892,23 @@ char *option_string(int prot, unsigned int opt, unsigned char *val, int opt_len,
 		unsigned char *p;
 
 		i = 0, j = 0;
-		while (1)
+		while (i + 2 <= opt_len)
 		  {
 		    p = &val[i];
 		    GETSHORT(len, p);
+		    if (i + 2 + len > opt_len)
+		      break; /* malformed: body extends beyond option */
 		    for (k = 0; k < len && j < buf_len; k++)
 		      {
 		       char c = *p++;
 		       if (isprint((unsigned char)c))
 			 buf[j++] = c;
 		     }
-		    i += len +2;
-		    if (i >= opt_len)
-		      break;
-
-		    if (j < buf_len)
+		    i += len + 2;
+		    if (i < opt_len && j < buf_len)
 		      buf[j++] = ',';
 		  }
-	      }	      
+	      }
 #endif
 	    else if ((ot[o].size & (OT_DEC | OT_TIME)) && opt_len != 0)
 	      {