diff --git a/lib/http_request.c b/lib/http_request.c
index ea28ac5..ec030c4 100644
--- a/lib/http_request.c
+++ b/lib/http_request.c
@@ -273,6 +273,30 @@ http_request_get_header(http_request_t *request, const char *name)
     return NULL;
 }
 
+size_t
+http_request_header_get_size(http_request_t *request, int *num_fields, size_t *max_field_len, size_t *max_value_len) {
+    size_t total = 0;
+    if (max_field_len) {
+        *max_field_len = 0;
+    }
+    if (max_value_len) {
+        *max_value_len = 0;
+    }
+    if (num_fields) {
+        *num_fields = request->headers_size / 2;
+    }
+    for (int i = 0; i < request->headers_size; i +=2) {
+        size_t len = strlen(request->headers[i]);
+        total += len;
+        if (i % 2 == 0 && max_field_len && len > *max_field_len) {
+            *max_field_len = len;
+        } else if (max_value_len && len > *max_value_len) {
+            *max_value_len = len;
+        }
+    }
+    return total;
+}
+
 const char *
 http_request_get_data(http_request_t *request, int *datalen)
 {
diff --git a/lib/http_request.h b/lib/http_request.h
index dd13680..5308947 100644
--- a/lib/http_request.h
+++ b/lib/http_request.h
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ const char *http_request_get_url(http_request_t *request);
 const char *http_request_get_protocol(http_request_t *request);
 const char *http_request_get_header(http_request_t *request, const char *name);
 const char *http_request_get_data(http_request_t *request, int *datalen);
+size_t http_request_header_get_size(http_request_t *request, int *fields, size_t *max_field_len, size_t *max_value_len);
 int http_request_get_header_string(http_request_t *request, char **header_str);
 bool http_request_is_reverse(http_request_t *request);
 void http_request_set_reverse(http_request_t *request);
diff --git a/lib/http_response.c b/lib/http_response.c
index 8cbac0c..865c2a2 100644
--- a/lib/http_response.c
+++ b/lib/http_response.c
@@ -25,11 +25,12 @@ struct http_response_s {
     int disconnect;
 
     char *data;
-    int data_size;
+    int buffer_size;
     int data_length;
 };
 
 
+#define MAX_RESPONSE_SIZE (64 * 1024)
 static void
 http_response_add_data(http_response_t *response, const char *data, int datalen)
 {
@@ -37,13 +38,24 @@ http_response_add_data(http_response_t *response, const char *data, int datalen)
     assert(data);
     assert(datalen > 0);
 
-    int newdatasize = response->data_size;
-    while (response->data_length + datalen > newdatasize) {
-        newdatasize *= 2;
+    if (response->data_length + datalen > MAX_RESPONSE_SIZE) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: http_response_add_data: cannot add data as MAX_RESPONSE_SIZE = %d would be exceeded\n",
+                (int) MAX_RESPONSE_SIZE); 
+        return;
     }
-    if (newdatasize != response->data_size) {
-        response->data = realloc(response->data, newdatasize);
+
+    size_t newbufsize = response->buffer_size;
+    while (response->data_length + datalen > newbufsize) {
+        newbufsize *= 2;
+        if (newbufsize > MAX_RESPONSE_SIZE) {
+            newbufsize = MAX_RESPONSE_SIZE;
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+    if (newbufsize != response->buffer_size) {
+        response->data = realloc(response->data, newbufsize);
         assert(response->data);
+        response->buffer_size = newbufsize;
     }
     memcpy(response->data+response->data_length, data, datalen);
     response->data_length += datalen;
@@ -58,8 +70,8 @@ http_response_create()
         return NULL;
     }
     /* Allocate response data */
-    response->data_size = 1024;
-    response->data = (char *) malloc(response->data_size);
+    response->buffer_size = 1024;
+    response->data = (char *) malloc(response->buffer_size);
     if (!response->data) {
         free(response);
         return NULL;
diff --git a/lib/raop.c b/lib/raop.c
index a470bf5..a34fadb 100644
--- a/lib/raop.c
+++ b/lib/raop.c
@@ -219,8 +219,37 @@ conn_request(void *ptr, http_request_t *request, http_response_t **response) {
         return;
     }
 
-    /* ¨idenitfy if request is a response to a BLE beaconn */
-    const char *cseq = http_request_get_header(request, "CSeq");
+#define MAX_HDR_FIELDS 20
+#define MAX_HDR_FIELD_LEN 64
+#define MAX_HDR_VALUE_LEN 1024
+    /*impose limits on header sizes to defend against DOS attacks */
+    size_t max_field_len, max_value_len;
+    int num_fields;
+    http_request_header_get_size(request, &num_fields, &max_field_len, &max_value_len);
+    if (num_fields > MAX_HDR_FIELDS || max_field_len > MAX_HDR_FIELD_LEN || max_value_len > MAX_HDR_VALUE_LEN) {
+        logger_log(raop->logger, LOGGER_ERR, "rejecting request with overlong headers: %d fields,"
+                   "max field_name length %d, max field value length %d",
+                   num_fields, (int) max_field_len, (int) max_value_len);
+        *response = http_response_create();
+        http_response_init(*response, protocol, 431, "Request Header Fields Too Large");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    /* handle CSeq header carefully, as it will be included in response: value should be non-negative int */
+    char *cseq = NULL;
+    char cseq_buf[11] = {0};
+    const char *cseq_req = http_request_get_header(request, "CSeq");
+    if (cseq_req) {
+        int cseq_val = parse_int(cseq_req);
+        if (cseq_val < 0) {
+            logger_log(raop->logger, LOGGER_ERR, "rejecting request with invalid CSeq value %s", cseq_req);
+            return;   //CSeq header field had invalid value
+        }
+        snprintf(cseq_buf, sizeof(cseq_buf), "%u", (unsigned int) cseq_val);
+        cseq = cseq_buf;
+    }
+
+    /* ¨identify if request is a response to a BLE beacon */    
     bool ble = false;
     if (!strcmp(protocol,"RTSP/1.0") && !cseq  && (strstr(url, "txtAirPlay") || strstr(url, "txtRAOP") )) {
         logger_log(raop->logger, LOGGER_INFO, "response to Bluetooth LE beacon advertisement received)");
diff --git a/lib/utils.c b/lib/utils.c
index a4d1571..f7ebc22 100644
--- a/lib/utils.c
+++ b/lib/utils.c
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <time.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
+#include <limits.h>
+
 #define SECOND_IN_NSECS 1000000000UL
 
 char *
@@ -344,3 +346,17 @@ const char *gmt_time_string() {
         return "";
     }
 }
+
+int parse_int(const char * str) {
+    /* verify that a string represents a non-negative int, and return it, or return -1 */
+    char *end_ptr;
+    assert(str);
+    long val = strtol(str, &end_ptr, 10);
+    if ((val == 0 && end_ptr == str) || *end_ptr != '\0') {
+        return -1;
+    }
+    if (val < 0 || val > INT_MAX) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+    return (int) val;
+}
diff --git a/lib/utils.h b/lib/utils.h
index c55bb0e..fcdc0ff 100644
--- a/lib/utils.h
+++ b/lib/utils.h
@@ -34,4 +34,5 @@ const char *gmt_time_string();
 int utils_ipaddress_to_string(int addresslen, const unsigned char *address, 
                               unsigned int zone_id, char *string, int len);
 char *utils_strip_data_from_plist_xml(char * plist_xml);
+int parse_int(const char * str);
 #endif