diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 96dfb37f3..fed72ba4f 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ Security
    * Fix potential integer overflow to buffer overflow in
      mbedtls_rsa_rsaes_pkcs1_v15_encrypt and mbedtls_rsa_rsaes_oaep_encrypt
      (not triggerable remotely in (D)TLS).
+   * Fix a potential integer underflow to buffer overread in 
+     mbedtls_rsa_rsaes_oaep_decrypt. It is not triggerable remotely in
+     SSL/TLS.
 
 Bugfix
    * Fix bug in mbedtls_mpi_add_mpi() that caused wrong results when the three
diff --git a/library/rsa.c b/library/rsa.c
index 69db220ba..06f96ef23 100644
--- a/library/rsa.c
+++ b/library/rsa.c
@@ -701,6 +701,12 @@ int mbedtls_rsa_rsaes_oaep_decrypt( mbedtls_rsa_context *ctx,
     if( md_info == NULL )
         return( MBEDTLS_ERR_RSA_BAD_INPUT_DATA );
 
+    hlen = mbedtls_md_get_size( md_info );
+
+    // checking for integer underflow
+    if( 2 * hlen + 2 > ilen )
+        return( MBEDTLS_ERR_RSA_BAD_INPUT_DATA );
+
     /*
      * RSA operation
      */
@@ -714,8 +720,6 @@ int mbedtls_rsa_rsaes_oaep_decrypt( mbedtls_rsa_context *ctx,
     /*
      * Unmask data and generate lHash
      */
-    hlen = mbedtls_md_get_size( md_info );
-
     mbedtls_md_init( &md_ctx );
     mbedtls_md_setup( &md_ctx, md_info, 0 );