diff --git a/phpseclib/Net/SSH2.php b/phpseclib/Net/SSH2.php
index 346dca92..25b7b9c0 100644
--- a/phpseclib/Net/SSH2.php
+++ b/phpseclib/Net/SSH2.php
@@ -2683,6 +2683,11 @@ class Net_SSH2
         $buffer = '';
         while ($remaining_length > 0) {
             $temp = fread($this->fsock, $remaining_length);
+            if ($temp === false || feof($this->fsock)) {
+                user_error('Error reading from socket');
+                $this->bitmap = 0;
+                return false;
+            }
             $buffer.= $temp;
             $remaining_length-= strlen($temp);
         }
@@ -2696,7 +2701,11 @@ class Net_SSH2
 
         if ($this->hmac_check !== false) {
             $hmac = fread($this->fsock, $this->hmac_size);
-            if ($hmac != $this->hmac_check->hash(pack('NNCa*', $this->get_seq_no, $packet_length, $padding_length, $payload . $padding))) {
+            if ($hmac === false || strlen($hmac) != $this->hmac_size) {
+                user_error('Error reading socket');
+                $this->bitmap = 0;
+                return false;
+            } elseif ($hmac != $this->hmac_check->hash(pack('NNCa*', $this->get_seq_no, $packet_length, $padding_length, $payload . $padding))) {
                 user_error('Invalid HMAC');
                 return false;
             }