diff --git a/Sofa/Component/Collision/Response/Mapper/src/sofa/component/collision/response/mapper/BaseContactMapper.cpp b/Sofa/Component/Collision/Response/Mapper/src/sofa/component/collision/response/mapper/BaseContactMapper.cpp
index eca24b97aa7..f9e1b0c2e33 100644
--- a/Sofa/Component/Collision/Response/Mapper/src/sofa/component/collision/response/mapper/BaseContactMapper.cpp
+++ b/Sofa/Component/Collision/Response/Mapper/src/sofa/component/collision/response/mapper/BaseContactMapper.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ std::string GenerateStringID::generate(){
     std::string result;
     result.resize(length);
     for (int i = 0; i < length; i++)
-        result[i] = alphanum[rand() % length];
+        result[i] = alphanum[rand() % alphanum.size()];
 
     return result;
 }
diff --git a/Sofa/Component/Constraint/Lagrangian/Correction/src/sofa/component/constraint/lagrangian/correction/PrecomputedConstraintCorrection.inl b/Sofa/Component/Constraint/Lagrangian/Correction/src/sofa/component/constraint/lagrangian/correction/PrecomputedConstraintCorrection.inl
index b50aac185e2..d7345d91da1 100644
--- a/Sofa/Component/Constraint/Lagrangian/Correction/src/sofa/component/constraint/lagrangian/correction/PrecomputedConstraintCorrection.inl
+++ b/Sofa/Component/Constraint/Lagrangian/Correction/src/sofa/component/constraint/lagrangian/correction/PrecomputedConstraintCorrection.inl
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 #include <sstream>
 #include <list>
 #include <iomanip>
+#include <limits>
 #include <sofa/helper/system/FileSystem.h>
 
 //#define NEW_METHOD_UNBUILT
@@ -50,6 +51,15 @@
 namespace sofa::component::constraint::lagrangian::correction
 {
 
+namespace
+{
+    inline bool wouldOverflowCompliance(unsigned int a, unsigned int b)
+    {
+        if (a == 0 || b == 0) return false;
+        return a > std::numeric_limits<unsigned int>::max() / b;
+    }
+}
+
 template<class DataTypes>
 PrecomputedConstraintCorrection<DataTypes>::PrecomputedConstraintCorrection(sofa::core::behavior::MechanicalState<DataTypes> *mm)
     : Inherit(mm)
@@ -139,6 +149,12 @@ bool PrecomputedConstraintCorrection<DataTypes>::loadCompliance(std::string file
             std::ifstream compFileIn(path, std::ifstream::binary);
             if (compFileIn.is_open())
             {
+                if (wouldOverflowCompliance(nbRows, nbCols))
+                {
+                    msg_error() << "Cannot allocate compliance matrix: size overflow for (" << nbRows << "," << nbCols << ")";
+                    compFileIn.close();
+                    return false;
+                }
                 invM->data = new Real[nbRows * nbCols];
 
                 msg_info() << "File " << path << " found. Loading..." ;
@@ -156,6 +172,11 @@ bool PrecomputedConstraintCorrection<DataTypes>::loadCompliance(std::string file
             std::stringstream ss;
             if (sofa::helper::system::DataRepository.findFile(fileName, "", &ss))
             {
+                if (wouldOverflowCompliance(nbRows, nbCols))
+                {
+                    msg_error() << "Cannot allocate compliance matrix: size overflow for (" << nbRows << "," << nbCols << ")";
+                    return false;
+                }
                 invM->data = new Real[nbRows * nbCols];
 
                 std::ifstream compFileIn(fileName.c_str(), std::ifstream::binary);
@@ -253,6 +274,11 @@ void PrecomputedConstraintCorrection<DataTypes>::bwdInit()
         msg_info() << "Compliance being built";
 
         // Buffer Allocation
+        if (wouldOverflowCompliance(nbRows, nbCols))
+        {
+            msg_error() << "Cannot allocate compliance matrix: size overflow for (" << nbRows << "," << nbCols << ")";
+            return;
+        }
         invM->data = new Real[nbRows * nbCols];
 
         // for the initial computation, the gravity has to be put at 0
diff --git a/Sofa/Component/Engine/Transform/src/sofa/component/engine/transform/TransformPosition.inl b/Sofa/Component/Engine/Transform/src/sofa/component/engine/transform/TransformPosition.inl
index 8f0c6d27911..2aba0bc6c1c 100644
--- a/Sofa/Component/Engine/Transform/src/sofa/component/engine/transform/TransformPosition.inl
+++ b/Sofa/Component/Engine/Transform/src/sofa/component/engine/transform/TransformPosition.inl
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ void TransformPosition<DataTypes>::getTransfoFromTfm()
                 typedef std::vector<std::string> vecString;
                 vecString vLine;
 
-                char *l = new char[line.size()];
+                char *l = new char[line.size() + 1];
                 strcpy(l, line.c_str());
                 char* p;
                 for (p = strtok(l, " "); p; p = strtok(nullptr, " "))
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ void TransformPosition<DataTypes>::getTransfoFromTrm()
 
             std::vector<std::string> vLine;
 
-            char *l = new char[line.size()];
+            char *l = new char[line.size() + 1];
             strcpy(l, line.c_str());
             char* p;
             for (p = strtok(l, " "); p; p = strtok(nullptr, " "))
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ void TransformPosition<DataTypes>::getTransfoFromTxt()
 
             std::vector<std::string> vLine;
 
-            char *l = new char[line.size()];
+            char *l = new char[line.size() + 1];
             strcpy(l, line.c_str());
             char* p;
             for (p = strtok(l, " "); p; p = strtok(nullptr, " "))
diff --git a/Sofa/framework/Helper/src/sofa/helper/io/MeshOBJ.cpp b/Sofa/framework/Helper/src/sofa/helper/io/MeshOBJ.cpp
index 44568d3280f..0a10328160a 100644
--- a/Sofa/framework/Helper/src/sofa/helper/io/MeshOBJ.cpp
+++ b/Sofa/framework/Helper/src/sofa/helper/io/MeshOBJ.cpp
@@ -262,8 +262,11 @@ void MeshOBJ::readMTL(const char* filename)
                     else
                         msg_error("MeshOBJ") << "fgets function has encountered an error." ;
                 }
-                sscanf(buf, "%s %s", buf, buf);
-                mat->name = buf;
+                {
+                    char matName[128] = {0};
+                    sscanf(buf, "%*127s %127s", matName);
+                    mat->name = matName;
+                }
                 break;
             case 'N':
                 switch (buf[1])
diff --git a/Sofa/framework/LinearAlgebra/src/sofa/linearalgebra/BTDMatrix.inl b/Sofa/framework/LinearAlgebra/src/sofa/linearalgebra/BTDMatrix.inl
index b8aab20af58..cf83888d768 100644
--- a/Sofa/framework/LinearAlgebra/src/sofa/linearalgebra/BTDMatrix.inl
+++ b/Sofa/framework/LinearAlgebra/src/sofa/linearalgebra/BTDMatrix.inl
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@
 #include <sofa/linearalgebra/config.h>
 
 #include <sofa/linearalgebra/BTDMatrix.h>
+#include <sofa/type/hardening.h>
+#include <limits>
+#include <stdexcept>
 
 namespace sofa::linearalgebra
 {
@@ -35,8 +38,12 @@ BTDMatrix<N, T>::BTDMatrix()
 
 template<std::size_t N, typename T>
 BTDMatrix<N, T>::BTDMatrix(Index nbRow, Index nbCol)
-    : data(new Block[3*(nbRow/BSIZE)]), nTRow(nbRow), nTCol(nbCol), nBRow(nbRow/BSIZE), nBCol(nbCol/BSIZE), allocsize(3*(nbRow/BSIZE))
+    : data(nullptr), nTRow(nbRow), nTCol(nbCol), nBRow(nbRow/BSIZE), nBCol(nbCol/BSIZE), allocsize(0)
 {
+    if (type::hardening::checkOverflow(nBRow,3))
+        throw std::overflow_error("BTDMatrix: allocation size overflow");
+    allocsize = 3 * nBRow;
+    data = new Block[allocsize];
 }
 
 template<std::size_t N, typename T>
@@ -63,9 +70,16 @@ void BTDMatrix<N, T>::resize(Index nbRow, Index nbCol)
 {
     if (nbCol != nTCol || nbRow != nTRow)
     {
+        const Index newBRow = nbRow / BSIZE;
+        if (type::hardening::checkOverflow(nBRow,3))
+        {
+            msg_error("BTDLinearSolver") << "Cannot resize matrix: allocation size overflow for (" << nbRow << "," << nbCol << ")";
+            return;
+        }
+        const Index newSize = 3 * newBRow;
         if (allocsize < 0)
         {
-            if ((nbRow/BSIZE)*3 > -allocsize)
+            if (newSize > -allocsize)
             {
                 msg_error("BTDLinearSolver") << "Cannot resize preallocated matrix to size ("<<nbRow<<","<<nbCol<<")" ;
                 return;
@@ -73,18 +87,18 @@ void BTDMatrix<N, T>::resize(Index nbRow, Index nbCol)
         }
         else
         {
-            if ((nbRow/BSIZE)*3 > allocsize)
+            if (newSize > allocsize)
             {
                 if (allocsize > 0)
                     delete[] data;
-                allocsize = (nbRow/BSIZE)*3;
+                allocsize = newSize;
                 data = new Block[allocsize];
             }
         }
         nTCol = nbCol;
         nTRow = nbRow;
         nBCol = nbCol/BSIZE;
-        nBRow = nbRow/BSIZE;
+        nBRow = newBRow;
     }
     clear();
 }
diff --git a/Sofa/framework/LinearAlgebra/src/sofa/linearalgebra/BaseMatrix.cpp b/Sofa/framework/LinearAlgebra/src/sofa/linearalgebra/BaseMatrix.cpp
index 298081bf434..bee50c18eb2 100644
--- a/Sofa/framework/LinearAlgebra/src/sofa/linearalgebra/BaseMatrix.cpp
+++ b/Sofa/framework/LinearAlgebra/src/sofa/linearalgebra/BaseMatrix.cpp
@@ -862,7 +862,14 @@ std::istream& operator>>( std::istream& in, sofa::linearalgebra::BaseMatrix& m )
 
     }
 
-    m.resize( (Index)lines.size(), (Index)lines[0].size() );
+    if (lines.empty())
+    {
+        m.resize(0, 0);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        m.resize( (Index)lines.size(), (Index)lines[0].size() );
+    }
 
     for( size_t i=0; i<lines.size();++i)
     {
diff --git a/Sofa/framework/LinearAlgebra/src/sofa/linearalgebra/BlockFullMatrix.inl b/Sofa/framework/LinearAlgebra/src/sofa/linearalgebra/BlockFullMatrix.inl
index e079d0300a7..7974d3dc590 100644
--- a/Sofa/framework/LinearAlgebra/src/sofa/linearalgebra/BlockFullMatrix.inl
+++ b/Sofa/framework/LinearAlgebra/src/sofa/linearalgebra/BlockFullMatrix.inl
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@
 #pragma once
 #include <sofa/linearalgebra/BlockFullMatrix.h>
 #include <sofa/linearalgebra/matrix_bloc_traits.h>
+#include <sofa/type/hardening.h>
+
+#include <limits>
+#include <stdexcept>
 
 namespace sofa::linearalgebra
 {
@@ -86,8 +90,12 @@ BlockFullMatrix<N, T>::BlockFullMatrix()
 
 template<std::size_t N, typename T>
 BlockFullMatrix<N, T>::BlockFullMatrix(Index nbRow, Index nbCol)
-    : data(new Block[nbRow*nbCol]), nTRow(nbRow), nTCol(nbCol), nBRow(nbRow/BSIZE), nBCol(nbCol/BSIZE), allocsize((nbCol/BSIZE)*(nbRow/BSIZE))
+    : data(nullptr), nTRow(nbRow), nTCol(nbCol), nBRow(nbRow/BSIZE), nBCol(nbCol/BSIZE), allocsize(0)
 {
+    if (type::hardening::checkOverflow(nBRow, nBCol))
+        throw std::overflow_error("BlockFullMatrix: allocation size overflow");
+    allocsize = nBRow * nBCol;
+    data = new Block[allocsize];
 }
 
 template<std::size_t N, typename T>
@@ -114,9 +122,17 @@ void BlockFullMatrix<N, T>::resize(Index nbRow, Index nbCol)
 {
     if (nbCol != nTCol || nbRow != nTRow)
     {
+        const Index newBRow = nbRow / BSIZE;
+        const Index newBCol = nbCol / BSIZE;
+        if (type::hardening::checkOverflow(newBRow, newBCol))
+        {
+            msg_error("BTDLinearSolver") << "Cannot resize matrix: allocation size overflow for (" << nbRow << "," << nbCol << ")";
+            return;
+        }
+        const Index newSize = newBRow * newBCol;
         if (allocsize < 0)
         {
-            if ((nbCol/BSIZE)*(nbRow/BSIZE) > -allocsize)
+            if (newSize > -allocsize)
             {
                 msg_error("BTDLinearSolver") << "Cannot resize preallocated matrix to size ("<<nbRow<<","<<nbCol<<")." ;
                 return;
@@ -124,18 +140,18 @@ void BlockFullMatrix<N, T>::resize(Index nbRow, Index nbCol)
         }
         else
         {
-            if ((nbCol/BSIZE)*(nbRow/BSIZE) > allocsize)
+            if (newSize > allocsize)
             {
                 if (allocsize > 0)
                     delete[] data;
-                allocsize = (nbCol/BSIZE)*(nbRow/BSIZE);
+                allocsize = newSize;
                 data = new Block[allocsize];
             }
         }
         nTCol = nbCol;
         nTRow = nbRow;
-        nBCol = nbCol/BSIZE;
-        nBRow = nbRow/BSIZE;
+        nBCol = newBCol;
+        nBRow = newBRow;
     }
     clear();
 }
diff --git a/Sofa/framework/LinearAlgebra/src/sofa/linearalgebra/FullMatrix.inl b/Sofa/framework/LinearAlgebra/src/sofa/linearalgebra/FullMatrix.inl
index 2744095bdd8..6882dc4ba92 100644
--- a/Sofa/framework/LinearAlgebra/src/sofa/linearalgebra/FullMatrix.inl
+++ b/Sofa/framework/LinearAlgebra/src/sofa/linearalgebra/FullMatrix.inl
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@
 ******************************************************************************/
 #pragma once
 #include <sofa/linearalgebra/FullMatrix.h>
+#include <sofa/type/hardening.h>
+#include <limits>
+#include <stdexcept>
+
 
 namespace sofa::linearalgebra
 {
@@ -33,8 +37,12 @@ FullMatrix<Real>::FullMatrix()
 
 template<class Real>
 FullMatrix<Real>::FullMatrix(Index nbRow, Index nbCol)
-    : data(new Real[nbRow*nbCol]), nRow(nbRow), nCol(nbCol), pitch(nbCol), allocsize(nbRow*nbCol)
+    : data(nullptr), nRow(nbRow), nCol(nbCol), pitch(nbCol), allocsize(0)
 {
+    if (type::hardening::checkOverflow(nbRow,nbCol))
+        throw std::overflow_error("FullMatrix: allocation size overflow");
+    allocsize = nbRow * nbCol;
+    data = new Real[allocsize];
 }
 
 template<class Real>
@@ -75,11 +83,17 @@ void FullMatrix<Real>::resize(Index nbRow, Index nbCol)
     {
         msg_info() << /*this->Name() << */": resize(" << nbRow << "," << nbCol << ")";
     }
+    if (type::hardening::checkOverflow(nbRow,nbCol))
+    {
+        msg_error() << "Cannot resize matrix: allocation size overflow for (" << nbRow << "," << nbCol << ")";
+        return;
+    }
     if (nbCol != nCol || nbRow != nRow)
     {
+        const Index newSize = nbRow * nbCol;
         if (allocsize < 0)
         {
-            if (nbRow*nbCol > -allocsize)
+            if (newSize > -allocsize)
             {
                 msg_error() << "Cannot resize preallocated matrix to size (" << nbRow << "," << nbCol << ")";
                 return;
@@ -87,11 +101,11 @@ void FullMatrix<Real>::resize(Index nbRow, Index nbCol)
         }
         else
         {
-            if (nbRow*nbCol > allocsize)
+            if (newSize > allocsize)
             {
                 if (allocsize > 0)
                     delete[] data;
-                allocsize = nbRow*nbCol;
+                allocsize = newSize;
                 data = new Real[allocsize];
             }
         }
diff --git a/Sofa/framework/Type/CMakeLists.txt b/Sofa/framework/Type/CMakeLists.txt
index f1025c58fd8..5ba47094a58 100644
--- a/Sofa/framework/Type/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Sofa/framework/Type/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ set(HEADER_FILES
     ${SOFATYPESRC_ROOT}/DualQuat.h
     ${SOFATYPESRC_ROOT}/DualQuat.inl
     ${SOFATYPESRC_ROOT}/Frame.h
+    ${SOFATYPESRC_ROOT}/hardening.h
     ${SOFATYPESRC_ROOT}/Mat.h
     ${SOFATYPESRC_ROOT}/MatSym.h
     ${SOFATYPESRC_ROOT}/Mat_solve_Cholesky.h
diff --git a/Sofa/framework/Type/src/sofa/type/hardening.h b/Sofa/framework/Type/src/sofa/type/hardening.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d0eb262c234
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Sofa/framework/Type/src/sofa/type/hardening.h
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/******************************************************************************
+*                 SOFA, Simulation Open-Framework Architecture                *
+*                    (c) 2006 INRIA, USTL, UJF, CNRS, MGH                     *
+*                                                                             *
+* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it     *
+* under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by    *
+* the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or (at     *
+* your option) any later version.                                             *
+*                                                                             *
+* This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT *
+* ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or       *
+* FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License *
+* for more details.                                                           *
+*                                                                             *
+* You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License    *
+* along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.        *
+*******************************************************************************
+* Authors: The SOFA Team and external contributors (see Authors.txt)          *
+*                                                                             *
+* Contact information: contact@sofa-framework.org                             *
+******************************************************************************/
+#pragma once
+
+#include <limits>
+#include <type_traits>
+
+
+// This file should contain useful function to harden (i.e make safer) the code
+
+namespace sofa::type::hardening
+{
+
+template<typename IndexType> requires std::is_integral_v<IndexType>
+constexpr bool checkOverflow(IndexType a, IndexType b)
+{
+    if (a <= 0) return false;
+    return a > std::numeric_limits<IndexType>::max() / b;
+}
+
+} //namespace sofa::type::hardening