diff --git a/Cassette/CASQueueFile.m b/Cassette/CASQueueFile.m
index 0e6bbb7..dc8aee1 100644
--- a/Cassette/CASQueueFile.m
+++ b/Cassette/CASQueueFile.m
@@ -504,15 +504,21 @@ - (NSUInteger)usedBytes {
  * Stores a 32-bit integer @c value in the @c buffer at the given @c offset.
  */
 void writeInt(NSMutableData *buffer, NSUInteger offset, uint32_t value) {
-    [buffer replaceBytesInRange:NSMakeRange(offset, 4) withBytes:&value];
+    BOOL hasValidRange = buffer.length >= offset + 4;
+    if (hasValidRange) {
+        [buffer replaceBytesInRange:NSMakeRange(offset, 4) withBytes:&value];
+    }
 }
 
 /**
  * Reads a 32-bit integer value from the @c buffer at @c offset.
  */
 NSUInteger readUnsignedInt(NSData *buffer, NSUInteger offset) {
-    uint32_t value;
-    [buffer getBytes:&value range:NSMakeRange(offset, 4)];
+    uint32_t value = 0;
+    BOOL hasValidRange = buffer.length >= offset + 4;
+    if (hasValidRange) {
+        [buffer getBytes:&value range:NSMakeRange(offset, 4)];
+    }
     return value;
 }
 
diff --git a/CassetteTests/CASQueueFileTests.m b/CassetteTests/CASQueueFileTests.m
index fa0dd01..8b3f758 100644
--- a/CassetteTests/CASQueueFileTests.m
+++ b/CassetteTests/CASQueueFileTests.m
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@
 
 #import "CASQueueFile.h"
 
+@interface CASQueueFile (ExposeMethods)
+void writeInt(NSMutableData *buffer, NSUInteger offset, uint32_t value);
+NSUInteger readUnsignedInt(NSData *buffer, NSUInteger offset);
+@end
+
 @interface CASQueueFileTests : XCTestCase
 
 @property (nonatomic, nullable, strong) CASQueueFile *queueFile;
@@ -221,4 +226,26 @@ - (void)testRingReadingElementsMaintainsCorrectness {
     return dataArray;
 }
 
+- (void)testReadInt {
+    NSUInteger value = readUnsignedInt([[NSData alloc] init], 12);
+    XCTAssert(value == 0, "range outside of buffer should return 0 value");
+    const unsigned char bytes[] = {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16};
+    NSData *validBuffer = [NSData dataWithBytes:bytes length:sizeof(bytes)];
+    value = readUnsignedInt(validBuffer, 12);
+    XCTAssert(value == 269422093, "should be valid value in range");
+}
+
+- (void)testWriteInt {
+    const unsigned char bytes[] = {0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0};
+    NSMutableData *buffer = [NSMutableData dataWithBytes:bytes length:sizeof(bytes)];
+    NSUInteger value;
+    value = readUnsignedInt([[NSMutableData alloc] init], 1);
+    XCTAssert(value == 0, @"invalid value written and read.");
+    value = readUnsignedInt(buffer, 1);
+    XCTAssert(value == 0, @"invalid value written and read.");
+    writeInt(buffer, 1, 84148994);
+    value = readUnsignedInt(buffer, 1);
+    XCTAssert(value == 84148994, @"invalid value written and read.");
+}
+
 @end