diff --git a/validat1.cpp b/validat1.cpp
index cd8655b4..e81a46c6 100644
--- a/validat1.cpp
+++ b/validat1.cpp
@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@ bool TestRandomPool()
 			std::cout << "FAILED:";
 		else
 			std::cout << "passed:";
-		std::cout << "  GenerateWord32 and Crop\n";	
+		std::cout << "  GenerateWord32 and Crop\n";
 	}
 
 #if !defined(NO_OS_DEPENDENCE)
@@ -711,7 +711,7 @@ bool TestRandomPool()
 			std::cout << "FAILED:";
 		else
 			std::cout << "passed:";
-		std::cout << "  GenerateWord32 and Crop\n";	
+		std::cout << "  GenerateWord32 and Crop\n";
 	}
 #endif
 
@@ -808,7 +808,7 @@ bool TestAutoSeededX917()
 		std::cout << "FAILED:";
 	else
 		std::cout << "passed:";
-	std::cout << "  GenerateWord32 and Crop\n";	
+	std::cout << "  GenerateWord32 and Crop\n";
 
 	std::cout.flush();
 	return pass;
diff --git a/zinflate.cpp b/zinflate.cpp
index 62431771..ee15c945 100644
--- a/zinflate.cpp
+++ b/zinflate.cpp
@@ -552,12 +552,18 @@ bool Inflator::DecodeBody()
 		case DISTANCE_BITS:
 					// TODO: this surfaced during fuzzing. What do we do???
 					CRYPTOPP_ASSERT(m_distance < COUNTOF(distanceExtraBits));
-					bits = (m_distance >= COUNTOF(distanceExtraBits)) ? distanceExtraBits[29] : distanceExtraBits[m_distance];
+					if (m_distance >= COUNTOF(distanceExtraBits))
+						throw BadDistanceErr();
+					bits = distanceExtraBits[m_distance];
 					if (!m_reader.FillBuffer(bits))
 					{
 						m_nextDecode = DISTANCE_BITS;
 						break;
 					}
+					// TODO: this surfaced during fuzzing. What do we do???
+					CRYPTOPP_ASSERT(m_distance < COUNTOF(distanceStarts));
+					if (m_distance >= COUNTOF(distanceStarts))
+						throw BadDistanceErr();
 					m_distance = m_reader.GetBits(bits) + distanceStarts[m_distance];
 					OutputPast(m_literal, m_distance);
 				}
diff --git a/zinflate.h b/zinflate.h
index b0879cef..0767d4f9 100644
--- a/zinflate.h
+++ b/zinflate.h
@@ -98,8 +98,12 @@ public:
 		Err(ErrorType e, const std::string &s)
 			: Exception(e, s) {}
 	};
+	//! \brief Exception thrown when a truncated stream is encountered
 	class UnexpectedEndErr : public Err {public: UnexpectedEndErr() : Err(INVALID_DATA_FORMAT, "Inflator: unexpected end of compressed block") {}};
+	//! \brief Exception thrown when a bad block is encountered
 	class BadBlockErr : public Err {public: BadBlockErr() : Err(INVALID_DATA_FORMAT, "Inflator: error in compressed block") {}};
+	//! \brief Exception thrown when an invalid distance is encountered
+	class BadDistanceErr : public Err {public: BadDistanceErr() : Err(INVALID_DATA_FORMAT, "Inflator: error in bit distance") {}};
 
 	//! \brief RFC 1951 Decompressor
 	//! \param attachment the filter's attached transformation