diff --git a/neuralnetworks/1.2/utils/src/BurstUtils.cpp b/neuralnetworks/1.2/utils/src/BurstUtils.cpp
index b589c46..c4c096d 100644
--- a/neuralnetworks/1.2/utils/src/BurstUtils.cpp
+++ b/neuralnetworks/1.2/utils/src/BurstUtils.cpp
@@ -190,12 +190,13 @@
     size_t index = 0;
 
     // validate packet information
-    if (data.size() == 0 || data[index].getDiscriminator() != discriminator::packetInformation) {
+    if (index >= data.size() ||
+        data.at(index).getDiscriminator() != discriminator::packetInformation) {
         return NN_ERROR() << "FMQ Request packet ill-formed";
     }
 
     // unpackage packet information
-    const FmqRequestDatum::PacketInformation& packetInfo = data[index].packetInformation();
+    const FmqRequestDatum::PacketInformation& packetInfo = data.at(index).packetInformation();
     index++;
     const uint32_t packetSize = packetInfo.packetSize;
     const uint32_t numberOfInputOperands = packetInfo.numberOfInputOperands;
@@ -212,13 +213,14 @@
     inputs.reserve(numberOfInputOperands);
     for (size_t operand = 0; operand < numberOfInputOperands; ++operand) {
         // validate input operand information
-        if (data[index].getDiscriminator() != discriminator::inputOperandInformation) {
+        if (index >= data.size() ||
+            data.at(index).getDiscriminator() != discriminator::inputOperandInformation) {
             return NN_ERROR() << "FMQ Request packet ill-formed";
         }
 
         // unpackage operand information
         const FmqRequestDatum::OperandInformation& operandInfo =
-                data[index].inputOperandInformation();
+                data.at(index).inputOperandInformation();
         index++;
         const bool hasNoValue = operandInfo.hasNoValue;
         const V1_0::DataLocation location = operandInfo.location;
@@ -229,12 +231,13 @@
         dimensions.reserve(numberOfDimensions);
         for (size_t i = 0; i < numberOfDimensions; ++i) {
             // validate dimension
-            if (data[index].getDiscriminator() != discriminator::inputOperandDimensionValue) {
+            if (index >= data.size() ||
+                data.at(index).getDiscriminator() != discriminator::inputOperandDimensionValue) {
                 return NN_ERROR() << "FMQ Request packet ill-formed";
             }
 
             // unpackage dimension
-            const uint32_t dimension = data[index].inputOperandDimensionValue();
+            const uint32_t dimension = data.at(index).inputOperandDimensionValue();
             index++;
 
             // store result
@@ -251,13 +254,14 @@
     outputs.reserve(numberOfOutputOperands);
     for (size_t operand = 0; operand < numberOfOutputOperands; ++operand) {
         // validate output operand information
-        if (data[index].getDiscriminator() != discriminator::outputOperandInformation) {
+        if (index >= data.size() ||
+            data.at(index).getDiscriminator() != discriminator::outputOperandInformation) {
             return NN_ERROR() << "FMQ Request packet ill-formed";
         }
 
         // unpackage operand information
         const FmqRequestDatum::OperandInformation& operandInfo =
-                data[index].outputOperandInformation();
+                data.at(index).outputOperandInformation();
         index++;
         const bool hasNoValue = operandInfo.hasNoValue;
         const V1_0::DataLocation location = operandInfo.location;
@@ -268,12 +272,13 @@
         dimensions.reserve(numberOfDimensions);
         for (size_t i = 0; i < numberOfDimensions; ++i) {
             // validate dimension
-            if (data[index].getDiscriminator() != discriminator::outputOperandDimensionValue) {
+            if (index >= data.size() ||
+                data.at(index).getDiscriminator() != discriminator::outputOperandDimensionValue) {
                 return NN_ERROR() << "FMQ Request packet ill-formed";
             }
 
             // unpackage dimension
-            const uint32_t dimension = data[index].outputOperandDimensionValue();
+            const uint32_t dimension = data.at(index).outputOperandDimensionValue();
             index++;
 
             // store result
@@ -290,12 +295,13 @@
     slots.reserve(numberOfPools);
     for (size_t pool = 0; pool < numberOfPools; ++pool) {
         // validate input operand information
-        if (data[index].getDiscriminator() != discriminator::poolIdentifier) {
+        if (index >= data.size() ||
+            data.at(index).getDiscriminator() != discriminator::poolIdentifier) {
             return NN_ERROR() << "FMQ Request packet ill-formed";
         }
 
         // unpackage operand information
-        const int32_t poolId = data[index].poolIdentifier();
+        const int32_t poolId = data.at(index).poolIdentifier();
         index++;
 
         // store result
@@ -303,17 +309,17 @@
     }
 
     // validate measureTiming
-    if (data[index].getDiscriminator() != discriminator::measureTiming) {
+    if (index >= data.size() || data.at(index).getDiscriminator() != discriminator::measureTiming) {
         return NN_ERROR() << "FMQ Request packet ill-formed";
     }
 
     // unpackage measureTiming
-    const V1_2::MeasureTiming measure = data[index].measureTiming();
+    const V1_2::MeasureTiming measure = data.at(index).measureTiming();
     index++;
 
     // validate packet information
     if (index != packetSize) {
-        return NN_ERROR() << "FMQ Result packet ill-formed";
+        return NN_ERROR() << "FMQ Request packet ill-formed";
     }
 
     // return request
@@ -328,12 +334,13 @@
     size_t index = 0;
 
     // validate packet information
-    if (data.size() == 0 || data[index].getDiscriminator() != discriminator::packetInformation) {
+    if (index >= data.size() ||
+        data.at(index).getDiscriminator() != discriminator::packetInformation) {
         return NN_ERROR() << "FMQ Result packet ill-formed";
     }
 
     // unpackage packet information
-    const FmqResultDatum::PacketInformation& packetInfo = data[index].packetInformation();
+    const FmqResultDatum::PacketInformation& packetInfo = data.at(index).packetInformation();
     index++;
     const uint32_t packetSize = packetInfo.packetSize;
     const V1_0::ErrorStatus errorStatus = packetInfo.errorStatus;
@@ -349,12 +356,13 @@
     outputShapes.reserve(numberOfOperands);
     for (size_t operand = 0; operand < numberOfOperands; ++operand) {
         // validate operand information
-        if (data[index].getDiscriminator() != discriminator::operandInformation) {
+        if (index >= data.size() ||
+            data.at(index).getDiscriminator() != discriminator::operandInformation) {
             return NN_ERROR() << "FMQ Result packet ill-formed";
         }
 
         // unpackage operand information
-        const FmqResultDatum::OperandInformation& operandInfo = data[index].operandInformation();
+        const FmqResultDatum::OperandInformation& operandInfo = data.at(index).operandInformation();
         index++;
         const bool isSufficient = operandInfo.isSufficient;
         const uint32_t numberOfDimensions = operandInfo.numberOfDimensions;
@@ -364,12 +372,13 @@
         dimensions.reserve(numberOfDimensions);
         for (size_t i = 0; i < numberOfDimensions; ++i) {
             // validate dimension
-            if (data[index].getDiscriminator() != discriminator::operandDimensionValue) {
+            if (index >= data.size() ||
+                data.at(index).getDiscriminator() != discriminator::operandDimensionValue) {
                 return NN_ERROR() << "FMQ Result packet ill-formed";
             }
 
             // unpackage dimension
-            const uint32_t dimension = data[index].operandDimensionValue();
+            const uint32_t dimension = data.at(index).operandDimensionValue();
             index++;
 
             // store result
@@ -381,12 +390,13 @@
     }
 
     // validate execution timing
-    if (data[index].getDiscriminator() != discriminator::executionTiming) {
+    if (index >= data.size() ||
+        data.at(index).getDiscriminator() != discriminator::executionTiming) {
         return NN_ERROR() << "FMQ Result packet ill-formed";
     }
 
     // unpackage execution timing
-    const V1_2::Timing timing = data[index].executionTiming();
+    const V1_2::Timing timing = data.at(index).executionTiming();
     index++;
 
     // validate packet information