diff --git a/symphonia-codec-aac/src/aac/cpe.rs b/symphonia-codec-aac/src/aac/cpe.rs
index d00a71ce..ebaf84f4 100644
--- a/symphonia-codec-aac/src/aac/cpe.rs
+++ b/symphonia-codec-aac/src/aac/cpe.rs
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ impl ChannelPair {
 
         if common_window {
             // Decode the common ICS info block into the first channel.
-            self.ics0.info.decode(bs)?;
+            // do not call self.ics0.info.decode() as it will skip required validations present in self.ics0.decode_info()
+            self.ics0.decode_info(bs)?;
 
             // Mid-side stereo mask decoding.
             self.ms_mask_present = bs.read_bits_leq32(2)? as u8;
diff --git a/symphonia-codec-aac/src/aac/ics/mod.rs b/symphonia-codec-aac/src/aac/ics/mod.rs
index 4cdb7ff3..de854bc2 100644
--- a/symphonia-codec-aac/src/aac/ics/mod.rs
+++ b/symphonia-codec-aac/src/aac/ics/mod.rs
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ impl IcsInfo {
         }
     }
 
+    /// this method should be called from Ics::decode_info() which will perform additional validations for max_sfb
     pub fn decode<B: ReadBitsLtr>(&mut self, bs: &mut B) -> Result<()> {
         self.prev_window_sequence = self.window_sequence;
         self.prev_window_shape = self.window_shape;
@@ -291,6 +292,16 @@ impl Ics {
         self.sfb_cb[g][sfb] == INTENSITY_HCB
     }
 
+    pub fn decode_info<B: ReadBitsLtr>(&mut self, bs: &mut B) -> Result<()> {
+        self.info.decode(bs)?;
+
+        // validate info.max_sfb - it should not be bigger than bands array len - 1
+        if self.info.max_sfb + 1 > self.get_bands().len() {
+            return decode_error("aac: ics info max_sfb is too big for the bands size");
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     fn decode_scale_factor_data<B: ReadBitsLtr>(&mut self, bs: &mut B) -> Result<()> {
         let mut noise_pcm_flag = true;
         let mut scf_intensity = -INTENSITY_SCALE_MIN;
@@ -407,7 +418,8 @@ impl Ics {
 
         // If a common window is used, a common ICS info was decoded previously.
         if !common_window {
-            self.info.decode(bs)?;
+            // do not call self.info.decode() as it will skip required validations present in the decode_info()
+            self.decode_info(bs)?;
         }
 
         self.decode_section_data(bs)?;