diff --git a/src/models/processor.cpp b/src/models/processor.cpp
index 0b64e8b049..361e8685f6 100644
--- a/src/models/processor.cpp
+++ b/src/models/processor.cpp
@@ -59,8 +59,11 @@ std::unique_ptr<Audios> LoadAudiosFromBuffers(std::span<const void*> audio_data,
     throw std::runtime_error("Number of audio data buffers does not match the number of audio data sizes");
 
   std::vector<int64_t> sizes;
-  for (size_t i = 0; i < audio_data_sizes.size(); ++i)
+  for (size_t i = 0; i < audio_data_sizes.size(); ++i) {
+    if (audio_data_sizes[i] == 0)
+      throw std::runtime_error("Audio buffer " + std::to_string(i) + " is empty.");
     sizes.push_back(audio_data_sizes[i]);
+  }
 
   ort_extensions::OrtxObjectPtr<OrtxRawAudios> audios;
   CheckResult(OrtxCreateRawAudios(audios.ToBeAssigned(), audio_data.data(), sizes.data(), audio_data.size()));
diff --git a/test/c_api_tests.cpp b/test/c_api_tests.cpp
index 338724878a..f15fc170e3 100644
--- a/test/c_api_tests.cpp
+++ b/test/c_api_tests.cpp
@@ -1816,3 +1816,19 @@ TEST(CAPITests, ParakeetTdtTranscribeLong) {
   auto transcription = RunParakeetTdt(PARAKEET_TDT_AUDIO_TEDLIUM);
   EXPECT_FALSE(transcription.empty());
 }
+
+// Regression test for MSRC: malformed audio buffers smaller than the minimum valid
+// audio header size must be rejected with an error, not cause a crash.
+TEST(CAPITests, LoadAudiosFromBuffersRejectsEmptyBuffer) {
+  const void* data_ptr = nullptr;
+  size_t data_size = 0;
+  OgaAudios* audios = nullptr;
+  OgaResult* result = OgaLoadAudiosFromBuffers(&data_ptr, &data_size, 1, &audios);
+
+  // Should return an error for empty buffers.
+  ASSERT_NE(result, nullptr);
+  EXPECT_NE(std::string(OgaResultGetError(result)).find("empty"), std::string::npos);
+  OgaDestroyResult(result);
+  // audios should not have been created
+  EXPECT_EQ(audios, nullptr);
+}