diff --git a/cmds/stagefright/stagefright.cpp b/cmds/stagefright/stagefright.cpp
index 80aad2f..dfd5df7 100644
--- a/cmds/stagefright/stagefright.cpp
+++ b/cmds/stagefright/stagefright.cpp
@@ -1048,6 +1048,10 @@
                 bool haveVideo = false;
                 for (size_t i = 0; i < numTracks; ++i) {
                     sp<IMediaSource> source = extractor->getTrack(i);
+                    if (source == nullptr) {
+                        fprintf(stderr, "skip NULL track %zu, track count %zu.\n", i, numTracks);
+                        continue;
+                    }
 
                     const char *mime;
                     CHECK(source->getFormat()->findCString(
@@ -1110,6 +1114,10 @@
                 }
 
                 mediaSource = extractor->getTrack(i);
+                if (mediaSource == nullptr) {
+                    fprintf(stderr, "skip NULL track %zu, total tracks %zu.\n", i, numTracks);
+                    return -1;
+                }
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/cmds/stagefright/stream.cpp b/cmds/stagefright/stream.cpp
index 8f9333a..2e1d240 100644
--- a/cmds/stagefright/stream.cpp
+++ b/cmds/stagefright/stream.cpp
@@ -171,7 +171,8 @@
     mWriter = new MPEG2TSWriter(
             this, &MyConvertingStreamSource::WriteDataWrapper);
 
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < extractor->countTracks(); ++i) {
+    size_t numTracks = extractor->countTracks();
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < numTracks; ++i) {
         const sp<MetaData> &meta = extractor->getTrackMetaData(i);
 
         const char *mime;
@@ -181,7 +182,12 @@
             continue;
         }
 
-        CHECK_EQ(mWriter->addSource(extractor->getTrack(i)), (status_t)OK);
+        sp<IMediaSource> track = extractor->getTrack(i);
+        if (track == nullptr) {
+            fprintf(stderr, "skip NULL track %zu, total tracks %zu\n", i, numTracks);
+            continue;
+        }
+        CHECK_EQ(mWriter->addSource(track), (status_t)OK);
     }
 
     CHECK_EQ(mWriter->start(), (status_t)OK);
diff --git a/media/libmedia/include/media/IMediaExtractor.h b/media/libmedia/include/media/IMediaExtractor.h
index cf1b9fb..ab40f53 100644
--- a/media/libmedia/include/media/IMediaExtractor.h
+++ b/media/libmedia/include/media/IMediaExtractor.h
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@
     DECLARE_META_INTERFACE(MediaExtractor);
 
     virtual size_t countTracks() = 0;
+    // This function could return NULL IMediaSource even when index is within the
+    // track count returned by countTracks, since it's possible the track is malformed
+    // and it's not detected during countTracks call.
     virtual sp<IMediaSource> getTrack(size_t index) = 0;
 
     enum GetTrackMetaDataFlags {
diff --git a/media/libstagefright/NuMediaExtractor.cpp b/media/libstagefright/NuMediaExtractor.cpp
index e3ca516..51f1ba3 100644
--- a/media/libstagefright/NuMediaExtractor.cpp
+++ b/media/libstagefright/NuMediaExtractor.cpp
@@ -297,6 +297,10 @@
 
     sp<IMediaSource> source = mImpl->getTrack(index);
 
+    if (source == nullptr) {
+        return ERROR_MALFORMED;
+    }
+
     status_t ret = source->start();
     if (ret != OK) {
         return ret;