diff --git a/libutils/String8.cpp b/libutils/String8.cpp
index c837891..438ef83 100644
--- a/libutils/String8.cpp
+++ b/libutils/String8.cpp
@@ -309,8 +309,14 @@
     n = vsnprintf(nullptr, 0, fmt, tmp_args);
     va_end(tmp_args);
 
-    if (n != 0) {
+    if (n < 0) return UNKNOWN_ERROR;
+
+    if (n > 0) {
         size_t oldLength = length();
+        if (n > std::numeric_limits<size_t>::max() - 1 ||
+            oldLength > std::numeric_limits<size_t>::max() - n - 1) {
+            return NO_MEMORY;
+        }
         char* buf = lockBuffer(oldLength + n);
         if (buf) {
             vsnprintf(buf + oldLength, n + 1, fmt, args);