diff --git a/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/mat.inl.hpp b/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/mat.inl.hpp
index 8f904559d9..d11d5051e9 100644
--- a/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/mat.inl.hpp
+++ b/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/mat.inl.hpp
@@ -107,7 +107,10 @@ inline _InputArray::_InputArray(const std::vector<UMat>& vec) { init(+STD_VECTOR
 
 template<typename _Tp> inline
 _InputArray::_InputArray(const std::vector<_Tp>& vec)
-{ init(FIXED_TYPE + STD_VECTOR + traits::Type<_Tp>::value + ACCESS_READ, &vec); }
+{
+    CV_CheckLE(vec.size(), static_cast<size_t>(std::numeric_limits<int>::max()), "Must not be larger than INT_MAX");
+    init(FIXED_TYPE + STD_VECTOR + traits::Type<_Tp>::value + ACCESS_READ, &vec);
+}
 
 template<typename _Tp, std::size_t _Nm> inline
 _InputArray::_InputArray(const std::array<_Tp, _Nm>& arr)
diff --git a/modules/core/test/test_mat.cpp b/modules/core/test/test_mat.cpp
index ea6370cfb0..ae8d5ddfda 100644
--- a/modules/core/test/test_mat.cpp
+++ b/modules/core/test/test_mat.cpp
@@ -1471,6 +1471,14 @@ TEST(Core_InputArray, empty)
     ASSERT_TRUE( _InputArray(data).empty() );
 }
 
+TEST(Core_InputArray, convert_from_vector_over2GB)
+{
+    applyTestTag(CV_TEST_TAG_MEMORY_6GB);
+    // empty buffer more than 2GB size
+    std::vector<uint8_t> buf(size_t(INT_MAX) + 4096);
+    EXPECT_ANY_THROW(auto work = _InputArray(buf));
+}
+
 TEST(Core_CopyMask, bug1918)
 {
     Mat_<unsigned char> tmpSrc(100,100);
diff --git a/modules/imgcodecs/test/test_read_write.cpp b/modules/imgcodecs/test/test_read_write.cpp
index 1e171d9e8d..2508ef2dbd 100644
--- a/modules/imgcodecs/test/test_read_write.cpp
+++ b/modules/imgcodecs/test/test_read_write.cpp
@@ -619,4 +619,13 @@ TEST(Imgcodecs_Params, imencode_regression_22752)
     EXPECT_ANY_THROW(cv::imencode("test.jpg", img, buf, params));  // parameters size or missing JPEG codec
 }
 
+TEST(Imgcodecs, decode_over2GB)
+{
+    applyTestTag(CV_TEST_TAG_MEMORY_6GB);
+    // empty buffer more than 2GB size
+    std::vector<uint8_t> buf(size_t(INT_MAX) + 4096);
+    cv::Mat dst;
+    EXPECT_THROW(dst = cv::imdecode(buf, cv::IMREAD_COLOR), cv::Exception);
+}
+
 }} // namespace