diff --git a/libavformat/ffmdec.c b/libavformat/ffmdec.c
index 96527a3aa5..ee34e73451 100644
--- a/libavformat/ffmdec.c
+++ b/libavformat/ffmdec.c
@@ -331,6 +331,12 @@ static int ffm2_read_header(AVFormatContext *s)
             }
             codec->time_base.num = avio_rb32(pb);
             codec->time_base.den = avio_rb32(pb);
+            if (codec->time_base.num <= 0 || codec->time_base.den <= 0) {
+                av_log(s, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Invalid time base %d/%d\n",
+                       codec->time_base.num, codec->time_base.den);
+                ret = AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
+                goto fail;
+            }
             codec->width = avio_rb16(pb);
             codec->height = avio_rb16(pb);
             codec->gop_size = avio_rb16(pb);
@@ -503,6 +509,11 @@ static int ffm_read_header(AVFormatContext *s)
         case AVMEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO:
             codec->time_base.num = avio_rb32(pb);
             codec->time_base.den = avio_rb32(pb);
+            if (codec->time_base.num <= 0 || codec->time_base.den <= 0) {
+                av_log(s, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Invalid time base %d/%d\n",
+                       codec->time_base.num, codec->time_base.den);
+                goto fail;
+            }
             codec->width = avio_rb16(pb);
             codec->height = avio_rb16(pb);
             codec->gop_size = avio_rb16(pb);