diff --git a/src/main/java/com/solab/iso8583/parse/AlphaParseInfo.java b/src/main/java/com/solab/iso8583/parse/AlphaParseInfo.java
index d6794ca..368cab3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/solab/iso8583/parse/AlphaParseInfo.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/solab/iso8583/parse/AlphaParseInfo.java
@@ -43,16 +43,21 @@ public class AlphaParseInfo extends AlphaNumericFieldParseInfo {
 			throw new ParseException(String.format("Insufficient data for bin %s field of length %d, pos %d",
 				type, length, pos), pos);
 		}
-		if (custom == null) {
-			return new IsoValue<String>(type, new String(buf, pos, length, getCharacterEncoding()), length, null);
-		} else {
-			@SuppressWarnings({"unchecked", "rawtypes"})
-			IsoValue<?> v = new IsoValue(type, custom.decodeField(new String(buf, pos, length, getCharacterEncoding())), length, custom);
-			if (v.getValue() == null) {
-				return new IsoValue<String>(type, new String(buf, pos, length, getCharacterEncoding()), length, null);
-			}
-			return v;
-		}
+        try {
+            if (custom == null) {
+                return new IsoValue<String>(type, new String(buf, pos, length, getCharacterEncoding()), length, null);
+            } else {
+                @SuppressWarnings({"unchecked", "rawtypes"})
+                IsoValue<?> v = new IsoValue(type, custom.decodeField(new String(buf, pos, length, getCharacterEncoding())), length, custom);
+                if (v.getValue() == null) {
+                    return new IsoValue<String>(type, new String(buf, pos, length, getCharacterEncoding()), length, null);
+                }
+                return v;
+            }
+        } catch (IndexOutOfBoundsException ex) {
+            throw new ParseException(String.format("Insufficient data for bin %s field of length %d, pos %d",
+         				type, length, pos), pos);
+        }
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/solab/iso8583/parse/AmountParseInfo.java b/src/main/java/com/solab/iso8583/parse/AmountParseInfo.java
index c724285..4453703 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/solab/iso8583/parse/AmountParseInfo.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/solab/iso8583/parse/AmountParseInfo.java
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ public class AmountParseInfo extends FieldParseInfo {
 			return new IsoValue<BigDecimal>(type, new BigDecimal(c).movePointLeft(2), null);
 		} catch (NumberFormatException ex) {
 			throw new ParseException(String.format("Cannot read amount '%s' pos %d", c, pos), pos);
+        } catch (IndexOutOfBoundsException ex) {
+            throw new ParseException(String.format("Insufficient data for AMOUNT field, pos %d", pos), pos);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -68,6 +70,8 @@ public class AmountParseInfo extends FieldParseInfo {
 			return new IsoValue<BigDecimal>(IsoType.AMOUNT, new BigDecimal(new String(digits)), null);
 		} catch (NumberFormatException ex) {
 			throw new ParseException(String.format("Cannot read amount '%s' pos %d", new String(digits), pos), pos);
+        } catch (IndexOutOfBoundsException ex) {
+            throw new ParseException(String.format("Insufficient data for AMOUNT field, pos %d", pos), pos);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/solab/iso8583/parse/LlbinParseInfo.java b/src/main/java/com/solab/iso8583/parse/LlbinParseInfo.java
index 65ed3c7..b62c7aa 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/solab/iso8583/parse/LlbinParseInfo.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/solab/iso8583/parse/LlbinParseInfo.java
@@ -54,13 +54,17 @@ public class LlbinParseInfo extends FieldParseInfo {
 		if (custom == null) {
 			return new IsoValue<byte[]>(type, binval, binval.length, null);
 		} else {
-			@SuppressWarnings({"unchecked", "rawtypes"})
-			IsoValue<?> v = new IsoValue(type, custom.decodeField(
-				new String(buf, pos + 2, length)), binval.length, custom);
-			if (v.getValue() == null) {
-				return new IsoValue<byte[]>(type, binval, binval.length, null);
-			}
-			return v;
+            try {
+                @SuppressWarnings({"unchecked", "rawtypes"})
+                IsoValue<?> v = new IsoValue(type, custom.decodeField(
+                    new String(buf, pos + 2, length)), binval.length, custom);
+                if (v.getValue() == null) {
+                    return new IsoValue<byte[]>(type, binval, binval.length, null);
+                }
+                return v;
+            } catch (IndexOutOfBoundsException ex) {
+                throw new ParseException(String.format("Insufficient data for LLBIN field, pos %d (LEN states '%s')", pos, new String(buf, pos, 2)), pos);
+            }
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/solab/iso8583/parse/LllbinParseInfo.java b/src/main/java/com/solab/iso8583/parse/LllbinParseInfo.java
index 57c4fee..32c4d7b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/solab/iso8583/parse/LllbinParseInfo.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/solab/iso8583/parse/LllbinParseInfo.java
@@ -56,14 +56,18 @@ public class LllbinParseInfo extends FieldParseInfo {
 		if (custom == null) {
 			return new IsoValue<byte[]>(type, binval, binval.length, null);
 		} else {
-			@SuppressWarnings({"unchecked", "rawtypes"})
-			IsoValue<?> v = new IsoValue(type, custom.decodeField(
-				length == 0 ? "" : new String(buf, pos + 3, length)), length, custom);
-			if (v.getValue() == null) {
-				//problems decoding? return the string
-				return new IsoValue<byte[]>(type, binval, binval.length, null);
-			}
-			return v;
+            try {
+                @SuppressWarnings({"unchecked", "rawtypes"})
+                IsoValue<?> v = new IsoValue(type, custom.decodeField(
+                    length == 0 ? "" : new String(buf, pos + 3, length)), length, custom);
+                if (v.getValue() == null) {
+                    //problems decoding? return the string
+                    return new IsoValue<byte[]>(type, binval, binval.length, null);
+                }
+                return v;
+            } catch (IndexOutOfBoundsException ex) {
+                throw new ParseException(String.format("Insufficient data for LLLBIN field, pos %d", pos), pos);
+            }
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/solab/iso8583/parse/LllvarParseInfo.java b/src/main/java/com/solab/iso8583/parse/LllvarParseInfo.java
index 2b5b438..90337d7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/solab/iso8583/parse/LllvarParseInfo.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/solab/iso8583/parse/LllvarParseInfo.java
@@ -53,7 +53,12 @@ public class LllvarParseInfo extends FieldParseInfo {
 		} else if (length+pos+3 > buf.length) {
 			throw new ParseException(String.format("Insufficient data for LLLVAR field, pos %d", pos), pos);
 		}
-		String _v = length == 0 ? "" : new String(buf, pos + 3, length, getCharacterEncoding());
+		String _v;
+        try {
+            _v = length == 0 ? "" : new String(buf, pos + 3, length, getCharacterEncoding());
+        } catch (IndexOutOfBoundsException ex) {
+            throw new ParseException(String.format("Insufficient data for LLLVAR header, pos %d", pos), pos);
+        }
 		//This is new: if the String's length is different from the specified length in the buffer,
 		//there are probably some extended characters. So we create a String from the rest of the buffer,
 		//and then cut it to the specified length.
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/solab/iso8583/parse/LlvarParseInfo.java b/src/main/java/com/solab/iso8583/parse/LlvarParseInfo.java
index c7cdc21..3c8d3e3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/solab/iso8583/parse/LlvarParseInfo.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/solab/iso8583/parse/LlvarParseInfo.java
@@ -48,7 +48,12 @@ public class LlvarParseInfo extends FieldParseInfo {
 		} else if (length+pos+2 > buf.length) {
 			throw new ParseException(String.format("Insufficient data for LLVAR field, pos %d", pos), pos);
 		}
-		String _v = length == 0 ? "" : new String(buf, pos + 2, length, getCharacterEncoding());
+		String _v;
+        try {
+            _v = length == 0 ? "" : new String(buf, pos + 2, length, getCharacterEncoding());
+        } catch (IndexOutOfBoundsException ex) {
+            throw new ParseException(String.format("Insufficient data for LLVAR header, pos %d", pos), pos);
+        }
 		//This is new: if the String's length is different from the specified length in the buffer,
 		//there are probably some extended characters. So we create a String from the rest of the buffer,
 		//and then cut it to the specified length.
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/solab/iso8583/parse/NumericParseInfo.java b/src/main/java/com/solab/iso8583/parse/NumericParseInfo.java
index 4f1f356..4c87624 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/solab/iso8583/parse/NumericParseInfo.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/solab/iso8583/parse/NumericParseInfo.java
@@ -57,10 +57,15 @@ public class NumericParseInfo extends AlphaNumericFieldParseInfo {
 			//Use a BigInteger
 			char[] digits = new char[length];
 			int start = 0;
-			for (int i = pos; i < pos + (length / 2) + (length % 2); i++) {
-				digits[start++] = (char)(((buf[i] & 0xf0) >> 4) + 48);
-				digits[start++] = (char)((buf[i] & 0x0f) + 48);
-			}
+            try {
+                for (int i = pos; i < pos + (length / 2) + (length % 2); i++) {
+                    digits[start++] = (char)(((buf[i] & 0xf0) >> 4) + 48);
+                    digits[start++] = (char)((buf[i] & 0x0f) + 48);
+                }
+            } catch (IndexOutOfBoundsException ex) {
+                throw new ParseException(String.format("Insufficient data for bin %s field of length %d, pos %d",
+             				type, length, pos), pos);
+            }
 			return new IsoValue<Number>(IsoType.NUMERIC, new BigInteger(new String(digits)), length, null);
 		}
 	}