diff --git a/src/sfnt/ttcolr.c b/src/sfnt/ttcolr.c
index ecebda569..da808230f 100644
--- a/src/sfnt/ttcolr.c
+++ b/src/sfnt/ttcolr.c
@@ -516,7 +516,8 @@
 
 
   static FT_Bool
-  read_color_line( FT_Byte*       color_line_p,
+  read_color_line( Colr*          colr,
+                   FT_Byte*       color_line_p,
                    FT_ColorLine*  colorline,
                    FT_Bool        read_variable )
   {
@@ -524,6 +525,8 @@
     FT_PaintExtend  paint_extend;
 
 
+    ENSURE_READ_BYTES( 3 );
+
     paint_extend = (FT_PaintExtend)FT_NEXT_BYTE( p );
     if ( paint_extend > FT_COLR_PAINT_EXTEND_REFLECT )
       return 0;
@@ -748,7 +751,8 @@
            ( (FT_PaintFormat_Internal)apaint->format ==
              FT_COLR_PAINTFORMAT_INTERNAL_VAR_LINEAR_GRADIENT ) ) )
     {
-      if ( !read_color_line( child_table_p,
+      if ( !read_color_line( colr,
+                             child_table_p,
                              &apaint->u.linear_gradient.colorline,
                              do_read_var ) )
         return 0;
@@ -798,7 +802,8 @@
       FT_Pos  tmp;
 
 
-      if ( !read_color_line( child_table_p,
+      if ( !read_color_line( colr,
+                             child_table_p,
                              &apaint->u.radial_gradient.colorline,
                              do_read_var ) )
         return 0;
@@ -856,7 +861,8 @@
                 ( (FT_PaintFormat_Internal)apaint->format ==
                   FT_COLR_PAINTFORMAT_INTERNAL_VAR_SWEEP_GRADIENT ) ) )
     {
-      if ( !read_color_line( child_table_p,
+      if ( !read_color_line( colr,
+                             child_table_p,
                              &apaint->u.sweep_gradient.colorline,
                              do_read_var) )
         return 0;
@@ -1558,13 +1564,6 @@
      */
     p = iterator->p;
 
-    /*
-     * First ensure that p is within COLRv1.
-     */
-    if ( p < colr->layers_v1                               ||
-         p >= ( (FT_Byte*)colr->table + colr->table_size ) )
-      return 0;
-
     /*
      * Do a cursor sanity check of the iterator.  Counting backwards from
      * where it stands, we need to end up at a position after the beginning
@@ -1581,6 +1580,14 @@
            colr->num_layers_v1 * LAYER_V1_LIST_PAINT_OFFSET_SIZE ) )
       return 0;
 
+    /*
+     * Before reading, ensure that `p` is within 'COLR' v1 and we can read a
+     * 4-byte ULONG.
+     */
+    if ( p < colr->layers_v1                                  ||
+         p > ( (FT_Byte*)colr->table + colr->table_size - 4 ) )
+      return 0;
+
     paint_offset =
       FT_NEXT_ULONG( p );
     opaque_paint->insert_root_transform =