diff --git a/internal/platform/implementation/apple/Mediums/BLE/GNCBLEL2CAPConnection.m b/internal/platform/implementation/apple/Mediums/BLE/GNCBLEL2CAPConnection.m
index cbf9f013..15056414 100644
--- a/internal/platform/implementation/apple/Mediums/BLE/GNCBLEL2CAPConnection.m
+++ b/internal/platform/implementation/apple/Mediums/BLE/GNCBLEL2CAPConnection.m
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #import "internal/platform/implementation/apple/Mediums/BLE/GNCMConnection.h"
 
 enum { kL2CAPPacketLength = 4 };
+static const NSUInteger kGNCBLEL2CAPMaxFrameLength = 5 * 1024 * 1024;  // 5 MB
 static const CGFloat kRequestDataConnectionDelayInSeconds = 0.0;
 static const UInt8 kRequestDataConnectionTimeoutInSeconds = 5;
 
@@ -266,6 +267,20 @@ static NSData *PrefixLengthData(NSData *data) {
     }
     _expectedDataLength = CFSwapInt32BigToHost(
         *(int *)([[data subdataWithRange:NSMakeRange(0, kL2CAPPacketLength)] bytes]));
+    if (_expectedDataLength == 0 || _expectedDataLength > kGNCBLEL2CAPMaxFrameLength) {
+      GNCLoggerError(@"[NEARBY] Rejecting L2CAP frame: declared length %lu out of range "
+                     @"(max %lu); closing.",
+                     (unsigned long)_expectedDataLength,
+                     (unsigned long)kGNCBLEL2CAPMaxFrameLength);
+      _expectedDataLength = 0;
+      [_stream close];
+      if (_connectionHandlers.disconnectedHandler) {
+        dispatch_async(_callbackQueue, ^{
+          _connectionHandlers.disconnectedHandler();
+        });
+      }
+      return nil;
+    }
   }
   NSUInteger realDataLength = data.length - kL2CAPPacketLength;
   if (realDataLength < _expectedDataLength) {
diff --git a/internal/platform/implementation/apple/Mediums/BLE/GNCBLEL2CAPStream.m b/internal/platform/implementation/apple/Mediums/BLE/GNCBLEL2CAPStream.m
index a9ab14ee..47ae7429 100644
--- a/internal/platform/implementation/apple/Mediums/BLE/GNCBLEL2CAPStream.m
+++ b/internal/platform/implementation/apple/Mediums/BLE/GNCBLEL2CAPStream.m
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ enum { READ_BUFFER_SIZE = 409600 };
 
   /// Whether the stream is closed.
   BOOL _closed;
+
+  /// Buffer for reading data from the input stream.
+  uint8_t _readBuffer[READ_BUFFER_SIZE];
 }
 
 #pragma mark Public
@@ -319,12 +322,11 @@ enum { READ_BUFFER_SIZE = 409600 };
 /// Receives data from device and invokes |_receivedDataBlock|.
 - (void)receiveStreamData {
   dispatch_assert_queue_debug(_streamQueue);
-  uint8_t readBuffer[READ_BUFFER_SIZE];
-  NSInteger bytesRead = [self.inputStream read:readBuffer maxLength:READ_BUFFER_SIZE];
+  NSInteger bytesRead = [self.inputStream read:_readBuffer maxLength:READ_BUFFER_SIZE];
 
   if (bytesRead > 0) {
     NSMutableData *data = [NSMutableData data];
-    [data appendBytes:readBuffer length:(NSUInteger)bytesRead];
+    [data appendBytes:_readBuffer length:(NSUInteger)bytesRead];
 
     if (_verboseLoggingEnabled) {
       GNCLoggerDebug(@"[NEARBY] Stream data from device of length %@", @(data.length));
diff --git a/internal/platform/implementation/apple/Mediums/BLE/Tests/GNCBLEL2CAPConnectionTest.m b/internal/platform/implementation/apple/Mediums/BLE/Tests/GNCBLEL2CAPConnectionTest.m
index 37e5793d..d2384bbd 100644
--- a/internal/platform/implementation/apple/Mediums/BLE/Tests/GNCBLEL2CAPConnectionTest.m
+++ b/internal/platform/implementation/apple/Mediums/BLE/Tests/GNCBLEL2CAPConnectionTest.m
@@ -140,6 +140,32 @@ static const NSTimeInterval kTestTimeout = 1.0;
   XCTAssertNil(realData);
 }
 
+- (void)testExtractRealDataFromData_oversizedData {
+  _connection = [self createConnectionWithIncoming:YES];
+
+  XCTestExpectation *disconnectionExpectation =
+      [self expectationWithDescription:@"disconnection handler"];
+  _connection.connectionHandlers = [GNCMConnectionHandlers
+      payloadHandler:^(NSData *data) {
+        XCTFail(@"Unexpected payload");
+      }
+      disconnectedHandler:^{
+        [disconnectionExpectation fulfill];
+      }];
+
+  // 6 MB frame length
+  uint32_t oversizedLength = 6 * 1024 * 1024;
+  uint32_t lengthBigEndian = CFSwapInt32HostToBig(oversizedLength);
+  NSMutableData *prefixData = [NSMutableData dataWithCapacity:sizeof(uint32_t)];
+  [prefixData appendBytes:&lengthBigEndian length:sizeof(uint32_t)];
+
+  NSData *realData = [_connection extractRealDataFromData:prefixData];
+  XCTAssertNil(realData);
+  XCTAssertEqual(_connection.expectedDataLength, 0);
+
+  [self waitForExpectationsWithTimeout:kTestTimeout handler:nil];
+}
+
 - (void)testExtractRealDataFromData_moreThanExpectedData {
   _connection = [self createConnectionWithIncoming:YES];
   NSData *testData = [self createDataWithLength:10];