diff --git a/src/dec/io_dec.c b/src/dec/io_dec.c
index 81ffce52..6b5cb82f 100644
--- a/src/dec/io_dec.c
+++ b/src/dec/io_dec.c
@@ -330,21 +330,25 @@ static int InitYUVRescaler(const VP8Io* const io, WebPDecParams* const p) {
   p->scaler_v = &scalers[2];
   p->scaler_a = has_alpha ? &scalers[3] : NULL;
 
-  WebPRescalerInit(p->scaler_y, io->mb_w, io->mb_h,
+  if (!WebPRescalerInit(p->scaler_y, io->mb_w, io->mb_h,
                    buf->y, out_width, out_height, buf->y_stride, 1,
-                   work);
-  WebPRescalerInit(p->scaler_u, uv_in_width, uv_in_height,
+                        work) ||
+      !WebPRescalerInit(p->scaler_u, uv_in_width, uv_in_height,
                    buf->u, uv_out_width, uv_out_height, buf->u_stride, 1,
-                   work + work_size);
-  WebPRescalerInit(p->scaler_v, uv_in_width, uv_in_height,
+                        work + work_size) ||
+      !WebPRescalerInit(p->scaler_v, uv_in_width, uv_in_height,
                    buf->v, uv_out_width, uv_out_height, buf->v_stride, 1,
-                   work + work_size + uv_work_size);
+                        work + work_size + uv_work_size)) {
+    return 0;
+  }
   p->emit = EmitRescaledYUV;
 
   if (has_alpha) {
-    WebPRescalerInit(p->scaler_a, io->mb_w, io->mb_h,
+    if (!WebPRescalerInit(p->scaler_a, io->mb_w, io->mb_h,
                      buf->a, out_width, out_height, buf->a_stride, 1,
-                     work + work_size + 2 * uv_work_size);
+                          work + work_size + 2 * uv_work_size)) {
+      return 0;
+    }
     p->emit_alpha = EmitRescaledAlphaYUV;
     WebPInitAlphaProcessing();
   }
@@ -519,22 +523,26 @@ static int InitRGBRescaler(const VP8Io* const io, WebPDecParams* const p) {
   p->scaler_v = &scalers[2];
   p->scaler_a = has_alpha ? &scalers[3] : NULL;
 
-  WebPRescalerInit(p->scaler_y, io->mb_w, io->mb_h,
+  if (!WebPRescalerInit(p->scaler_y, io->mb_w, io->mb_h,
                    tmp + 0 * out_width, out_width, out_height, 0, 1,
-                   work + 0 * work_size);
-  WebPRescalerInit(p->scaler_u, uv_in_width, uv_in_height,
+                        work + 0 * work_size) ||
+      !WebPRescalerInit(p->scaler_u, uv_in_width, uv_in_height,
                    tmp + 1 * out_width, out_width, out_height, 0, 1,
-                   work + 1 * work_size);
-  WebPRescalerInit(p->scaler_v, uv_in_width, uv_in_height,
+                        work + 1 * work_size) ||
+      !WebPRescalerInit(p->scaler_v, uv_in_width, uv_in_height,
                    tmp + 2 * out_width, out_width, out_height, 0, 1,
-                   work + 2 * work_size);
+                        work + 2 * work_size)) {
+    return 0;
+  }
   p->emit = EmitRescaledRGB;
   WebPInitYUV444Converters();
 
   if (has_alpha) {
-    WebPRescalerInit(p->scaler_a, io->mb_w, io->mb_h,
+    if (!WebPRescalerInit(p->scaler_a, io->mb_w, io->mb_h,
                      tmp + 3 * out_width, out_width, out_height, 0, 1,
-                     work + 3 * work_size);
+                          work + 3 * work_size)) {
+      return 0;
+    }
     p->emit_alpha = EmitRescaledAlphaRGB;
     if (p->output->colorspace == MODE_RGBA_4444 ||
         p->output->colorspace == MODE_rgbA_4444) {
diff --git a/src/dec/vp8l_dec.c b/src/dec/vp8l_dec.c
index 13d106ff..73c3b54f 100644
--- a/src/dec/vp8l_dec.c
+++ b/src/dec/vp8l_dec.c
@@ -559,8 +559,11 @@ static int AllocateAndInitRescaler(VP8LDecoder* const dec, VP8Io* const io) {
   memory += work_size * sizeof(*work);
   scaled_data = (uint32_t*)memory;
 
-  WebPRescalerInit(dec->rescaler, in_width, in_height, (uint8_t*)scaled_data,
-                   out_width, out_height, 0, num_channels, work);
+  if (!WebPRescalerInit(dec->rescaler, in_width, in_height,
+                        (uint8_t*)scaled_data, out_width, out_height,
+                        0, num_channels, work)) {
+    return 0;
+  }
   return 1;
 }
 #endif   // WEBP_REDUCE_SIZE
diff --git a/src/enc/picture_rescale_enc.c b/src/enc/picture_rescale_enc.c
index 58a6ae7b..d3278855 100644
--- a/src/enc/picture_rescale_enc.c
+++ b/src/enc/picture_rescale_enc.c
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ int WebPPictureCrop(WebPPicture* pic,
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Simple picture rescaler
 
-static void RescalePlane(const uint8_t* src,
+static int RescalePlane(const uint8_t* src,
                          int src_width, int src_height, int src_stride,
                          uint8_t* dst,
                          int dst_width, int dst_height, int dst_stride,
@@ -172,14 +172,17 @@ static void RescalePlane(const uint8_t* src,
                          int num_channels) {
   WebPRescaler rescaler;
   int y = 0;
-  WebPRescalerInit(&rescaler, src_width, src_height,
+  if (!WebPRescalerInit(&rescaler, src_width, src_height,
                    dst, dst_width, dst_height, dst_stride,
-                   num_channels, work);
+                        num_channels, work)) {
+    return 0;
+  }
   while (y < src_height) {
     y += WebPRescalerImport(&rescaler, src_height - y,
                             src + y * src_stride, src_stride);
     WebPRescalerExport(&rescaler);
   }
+  return 1;
 }
 
 static void AlphaMultiplyARGB(WebPPicture* const pic, int inverse) {
@@ -222,25 +225,28 @@ int WebPPictureRescale(WebPPicture* pic, int width, int height) {
     // If present, we need to rescale alpha first (for AlphaMultiplyY).
     if (pic->a != NULL) {
       WebPInitAlphaProcessing();
-      RescalePlane(pic->a, prev_width, prev_height, pic->a_stride,
-                   tmp.a, width, height, tmp.a_stride, work, 1);
+      if (!RescalePlane(pic->a, prev_width, prev_height, pic->a_stride,
+                        tmp.a, width, height, tmp.a_stride, work, 1)) {
+        return 0;
+      }
     }
 
     // We take transparency into account on the luma plane only. That's not
     // totally exact blending, but still is a good approximation.
     AlphaMultiplyY(pic, 0);
-    RescalePlane(pic->y, prev_width, prev_height, pic->y_stride,
-                 tmp.y, width, height, tmp.y_stride, work, 1);
-    AlphaMultiplyY(&tmp, 1);
-
-    RescalePlane(pic->u,
+    if (!RescalePlane(pic->y, prev_width, prev_height, pic->y_stride,
+                      tmp.y, width, height, tmp.y_stride, work, 1) ||
+        !RescalePlane(pic->u,
                  HALVE(prev_width), HALVE(prev_height), pic->uv_stride,
                  tmp.u,
-                 HALVE(width), HALVE(height), tmp.uv_stride, work, 1);
-    RescalePlane(pic->v,
+                      HALVE(width), HALVE(height), tmp.uv_stride, work, 1) ||
+        !RescalePlane(pic->v,
                  HALVE(prev_width), HALVE(prev_height), pic->uv_stride,
                  tmp.v,
-                 HALVE(width), HALVE(height), tmp.uv_stride, work, 1);
+                      HALVE(width), HALVE(height), tmp.uv_stride, work, 1)) {
+      return 0;
+    }
+    AlphaMultiplyY(&tmp, 1);
   } else {
     work = (rescaler_t*)WebPSafeMalloc(2ULL * width * 4, sizeof(*work));
     if (work == NULL) {
@@ -252,11 +258,12 @@ int WebPPictureRescale(WebPPicture* pic, int width, int height) {
     // the premultiplication afterward (while preserving the alpha channel).
     WebPInitAlphaProcessing();
     AlphaMultiplyARGB(pic, 0);
-    RescalePlane((const uint8_t*)pic->argb, prev_width, prev_height,
+    if (!RescalePlane((const uint8_t*)pic->argb, prev_width, prev_height,
                  pic->argb_stride * 4,
                  (uint8_t*)tmp.argb, width, height,
-                 tmp.argb_stride * 4,
-                 work, 4);
+                      tmp.argb_stride * 4, work, 4)) {
+      return 0;
+    }
     AlphaMultiplyARGB(&tmp, 1);
   }
   WebPPictureFree(pic);
diff --git a/src/utils/rescaler_utils.c b/src/utils/rescaler_utils.c
index 2f8c4979..00dfdb9f 100644
--- a/src/utils/rescaler_utils.c
+++ b/src/utils/rescaler_utils.c
@@ -17,63 +17,69 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include "src/dsp/dsp.h"
 #include "src/utils/rescaler_utils.h"
+#include "src/utils/utils.h"
 
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-void WebPRescalerInit(WebPRescaler* const wrk, int src_width, int src_height,
+int WebPRescalerInit(WebPRescaler* const rescaler,
+                     int src_width, int src_height,
                       uint8_t* const dst,
                       int dst_width, int dst_height, int dst_stride,
                       int num_channels, rescaler_t* const work) {
   const int x_add = src_width, x_sub = dst_width;
   const int y_add = src_height, y_sub = dst_height;
-  wrk->x_expand = (src_width < dst_width);
-  wrk->y_expand = (src_height < dst_height);
-  wrk->src_width = src_width;
-  wrk->src_height = src_height;
-  wrk->dst_width = dst_width;
-  wrk->dst_height = dst_height;
-  wrk->src_y = 0;
-  wrk->dst_y = 0;
-  wrk->dst = dst;
-  wrk->dst_stride = dst_stride;
-  wrk->num_channels = num_channels;
+  const uint64_t total_size = 2ull * dst_width * num_channels * sizeof(*work);
+  if (!CheckSizeOverflow(total_size)) return 0;
+
+  rescaler->x_expand = (src_width < dst_width);
+  rescaler->y_expand = (src_height < dst_height);
+  rescaler->src_width = src_width;
+  rescaler->src_height = src_height;
+  rescaler->dst_width = dst_width;
+  rescaler->dst_height = dst_height;
+  rescaler->src_y = 0;
+  rescaler->dst_y = 0;
+  rescaler->dst = dst;
+  rescaler->dst_stride = dst_stride;
+  rescaler->num_channels = num_channels;
 
   // for 'x_expand', we use bilinear interpolation
-  wrk->x_add = wrk->x_expand ? (x_sub - 1) : x_add;
-  wrk->x_sub = wrk->x_expand ? (x_add - 1) : x_sub;
-  if (!wrk->x_expand) {  // fx_scale is not used otherwise
-    wrk->fx_scale = WEBP_RESCALER_FRAC(1, wrk->x_sub);
+  rescaler->x_add = rescaler->x_expand ? (x_sub - 1) : x_add;
+  rescaler->x_sub = rescaler->x_expand ? (x_add - 1) : x_sub;
+  if (!rescaler->x_expand) {  // fx_scale is not used otherwise
+    rescaler->fx_scale = WEBP_RESCALER_FRAC(1, rescaler->x_sub);
   }
   // vertical scaling parameters
-  wrk->y_add = wrk->y_expand ? y_add - 1 : y_add;
-  wrk->y_sub = wrk->y_expand ? y_sub - 1 : y_sub;
-  wrk->y_accum = wrk->y_expand ? wrk->y_sub : wrk->y_add;
-  if (!wrk->y_expand) {
+  rescaler->y_add = rescaler->y_expand ? y_add - 1 : y_add;
+  rescaler->y_sub = rescaler->y_expand ? y_sub - 1 : y_sub;
+  rescaler->y_accum = rescaler->y_expand ? rescaler->y_sub : rescaler->y_add;
+  if (!rescaler->y_expand) {
     // This is WEBP_RESCALER_FRAC(dst_height, x_add * y_add) without the cast.
-    // Its value is <= WEBP_RESCALER_ONE, because dst_height <= wrk->y_add, and
-    // wrk->x_add >= 1;
+    // Its value is <= WEBP_RESCALER_ONE, because dst_height <= rescaler->y_add
+    // and rescaler->x_add >= 1;
     const uint64_t num = (uint64_t)dst_height * WEBP_RESCALER_ONE;
-    const uint64_t den = (uint64_t)wrk->x_add * wrk->y_add;
+    const uint64_t den = (uint64_t)rescaler->x_add * rescaler->y_add;
     const uint64_t ratio = num / den;
     if (ratio != (uint32_t)ratio) {
       // When ratio == WEBP_RESCALER_ONE, we can't represent the ratio with the
       // current fixed-point precision. This happens when src_height ==
-      // wrk->y_add (which == src_height), and wrk->x_add == 1.
+      // rescaler->y_add (which == src_height), and rescaler->x_add == 1.
       // => We special-case fxy_scale = 0, in WebPRescalerExportRow().
-      wrk->fxy_scale = 0;
+      rescaler->fxy_scale = 0;
     } else {
-      wrk->fxy_scale = (uint32_t)ratio;
+      rescaler->fxy_scale = (uint32_t)ratio;
     }
-    wrk->fy_scale = WEBP_RESCALER_FRAC(1, wrk->y_sub);
+    rescaler->fy_scale = WEBP_RESCALER_FRAC(1, rescaler->y_sub);
   } else {
-    wrk->fy_scale = WEBP_RESCALER_FRAC(1, wrk->x_add);
-    // wrk->fxy_scale is unused here.
+    rescaler->fy_scale = WEBP_RESCALER_FRAC(1, rescaler->x_add);
+    // rescaler->fxy_scale is unused here.
   }
-  wrk->irow = work;
-  wrk->frow = work + num_channels * dst_width;
-  memset(work, 0, 2 * dst_width * num_channels * sizeof(*work));
+  rescaler->irow = work;
+  rescaler->frow = work + num_channels * dst_width;
+  memset(work, 0, (size_t)total_size);
 
   WebPRescalerDspInit();
+  return 1;
 }
 
 int WebPRescalerGetScaledDimensions(int src_width, int src_height,
diff --git a/src/utils/rescaler_utils.h b/src/utils/rescaler_utils.h
index ca41e42c..82a607b7 100644
--- a/src/utils/rescaler_utils.h
+++ b/src/utils/rescaler_utils.h
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ struct WebPRescaler {
 };
 
 // Initialize a rescaler given scratch area 'work' and dimensions of src & dst.
-void WebPRescalerInit(WebPRescaler* const rescaler,
+// Returns false in case of error.
+int WebPRescalerInit(WebPRescaler* const rescaler,
                       int src_width, int src_height,
                       uint8_t* const dst,
                       int dst_width, int dst_height, int dst_stride,