diff --git a/nselib/data/packetdecoders.lua b/nselib/data/packetdecoders.lua
index 5fd8144a8..3e3a5a091 100644
--- a/nselib/data/packetdecoders.lua
+++ b/nselib/data/packetdecoders.lua
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ Decoders = {
 
       process = function(self, layer3)
         local p = packet.Packet:new( layer3, #layer3 )
+        if not p then return end
         -- EIGRP is IP protocol 88 (0x58), so verify this
         if ( p.ip_p ~= 88 ) then return end
 
@@ -250,6 +251,7 @@ Decoders = {
       process = function(self, layer3)
 
         local p = packet.Packet:new( layer3, #layer3 )
+        if not p then return end
         -- EIGRP is IP protocol 88 (0x58), so verify this
         if ( p.ip_p ~= 88 ) then return end
 
@@ -294,6 +296,7 @@ Decoders = {
 
     process = function(self, layer3)
       local p = packet.Packet:new( layer3, #layer3 )
+      if not p then return end
       -- IP Protocol is 89 for OSPF
       if p.ip_p ~= 89 then return end
 
@@ -368,6 +371,7 @@ udp = {
     process = function(self, layer3)
       local dhcp = require("dhcp")
       local p = packet.Packet:new( layer3, #layer3 )
+      if not p then return end
       local data = layer3:sub(p.udp_offset + 9)
 
       -- the dhcp.parse function isn't optimal for doing
@@ -421,6 +425,7 @@ udp = {
       local netbios = require('netbios')
       local tab = require('tab')
       local p = packet.Packet:new( layer3, #layer3 )
+      if not p then return end
       local data = layer3:sub(p.udp_offset + 9)
 
       local dresp = dns.decode(data)
@@ -472,6 +477,7 @@ udp = {
     process = function(self, layer3)
       local netbios = require('netbios')
       local p = packet.Packet:new( layer3, #layer3 )
+      if not p then return end
       local data = layer3:sub(p.udp_offset + 9)
 
       local ip, src, dst = string.unpack(">c4 xxxxxx c34 c34", data, 5)
@@ -508,6 +514,7 @@ udp = {
     process = function(self, layer3)
       local tab = require('tab')
       local p = packet.Packet:new( layer3, #layer3 )
+      if not p then return end
       local data = layer3:sub(p.udp_offset + 9)
 
       local dhcp6 = require("dhcp6")
@@ -544,6 +551,7 @@ udp = {
     process = function(self, layer3)
       local tab = require('tab')
       local p = packet.Packet:new( layer3, #layer3 )
+      if not p then return end
       local data = layer3:sub(p.udp_offset + 9)
 
       local function split(str)
@@ -596,6 +604,7 @@ udp = {
 
     process = function(self, layer3)
       local p = packet.Packet:new( layer3, #layer3 )
+      if not p then return end
       local data = layer3:sub(p.udp_offset + 9)
 
       local headers = stringaux.strsplit("\r\n", data)
@@ -631,6 +640,7 @@ udp = {
 
     process = function(self, layer3)
       local p = packet.Packet:new( layer3, #layer3 )
+      if not p then return end
       local data = layer3:sub(p.udp_offset + 9)
 
       local State = {
@@ -682,6 +692,7 @@ udp = {
     process = function(self, layer3)
       local json = require("json")
       local p = packet.Packet:new( layer3, #layer3 )
+      if not p then return end
       local data = layer3:sub(p.udp_offset + 9)
       local status, info = json.parse(data)
       if ( not(status) ) then
@@ -738,6 +749,7 @@ udp = {
 
     process = function(self, layer3)
       local p = packet.Packet:new( layer3, #layer3 )
+      if not p then return end
       local data = layer3:sub(p.udp_offset + 9)
 
       if ( data:match("^eIPAD") ) then
@@ -776,6 +788,7 @@ udp = {
     process = function(self, layer3)
       local dns = require('dns')
       local p = packet.Packet:new( layer3, #layer3 )
+      if not p then return end
       local data = layer3:sub(p.udp_offset + 9)
       local dresp = dns.decode(data)
       local name
@@ -878,6 +891,7 @@ udp = {
     local tab = require('tab')
     local dns = require('dns')
     local p = packet.Packet:new( layer3, #layer3 )
+    if not p then return end
     local data = layer3:sub(p.udp_offset + 9)
 
     local resp = dns.decode(data)
@@ -911,6 +925,7 @@ udp = {
 
   process = function(self, layer3)
     local p = packet.Packet:new( layer3, #layer3 )
+    if not p then return end
     local data = layer3:sub(p.udp_offset + 9)
 
     if ( data:match("^SpotUdp") ) then
diff --git a/nselib/multicast.lua b/nselib/multicast.lua
index ccdb72a32..62e189286 100644
--- a/nselib/multicast.lua
+++ b/nselib/multicast.lua
@@ -109,8 +109,7 @@ mld_query = function( if_nfo, arg_timeout )
     if status then
       local l2reply = packet.Frame:new(layer2)
       local l3reply = packet.Packet:new(layer3, length, true)
-      local target_ip = l3reply.ip_src
-      if l3reply.ip6_nhdr == packet.MLD_LISTENER_REPORT or l3reply.ip6_nhdr == packet.MLDV2_LISTENER_REPORT then
+      if l3reply and (l3reply.ip6_nhdr == packet.MLD_LISTENER_REPORT or l3reply.ip6_nhdr == packet.MLDV2_LISTENER_REPORT) then
         table.insert(
           nmap.registry[reg_entry],
           { if_nfo.device, l2reply, l3reply }
diff --git a/scripts/broadcast-eigrp-discovery.nse b/scripts/broadcast-eigrp-discovery.nse
index 442e9f1f0..c74a5326e 100644
--- a/scripts/broadcast-eigrp-discovery.nse
+++ b/scripts/broadcast-eigrp-discovery.nse
@@ -132,23 +132,25 @@ local eigrpListener = function(interface, timeout, responses)
     status, _, _, l3data = listener:pcap_receive()
     if status then
       p = packet.Packet:new(l3data, #l3data)
-      eigrp_raw = string.sub(l3data, p.ip_hl*4 + 1)
-      -- Check if it is an EIGRPv2 Update
-      if eigrp_raw:byte(1) == 0x02 and eigrp_raw:byte(2) == 0x01 then
-        -- Skip if did get the info from this router before
-        if not routers[p.ip_src] then
-          -- Parse header
-          response = eigrp.EIGRP.parse(eigrp_raw)
-          response.src = p.ip_src
-          response.interface = interface.shortname
-        end
-        if response then
-          -- See, if it has routing information
-          for _,tlv in pairs(response.tlvs) do
-            if eigrp.EIGRP.isRoutingTLV(tlv.type) then
-              routers[p.ip_src] = true
-              table.insert(responses, response)
-              break
+      if p then
+        eigrp_raw = string.sub(l3data, p.ip_hl*4 + 1)
+        -- Check if it is an EIGRPv2 Update
+        if eigrp_raw:byte(1) == 0x02 and eigrp_raw:byte(2) == 0x01 then
+          -- Skip if did get the info from this router before
+          if not routers[p.ip_src] then
+            -- Parse header
+            response = eigrp.EIGRP.parse(eigrp_raw)
+            response.src = p.ip_src
+            response.interface = interface.shortname
+          end
+          if response then
+            -- See, if it has routing information
+            for _,tlv in pairs(response.tlvs) do
+              if eigrp.EIGRP.isRoutingTLV(tlv.type) then
+                routers[p.ip_src] = true
+                table.insert(responses, response)
+                break
+              end
             end
           end
         end
@@ -178,13 +180,15 @@ local asListener = function(interface, timeout, astab)
     status, _, _, l3data = listener:pcap_receive()
     if status then
       p = packet.Packet:new(l3data, #l3data)
-      eigrp_raw = string.sub(l3data, p.ip_hl*4 + 1)
-      -- Listen for EIGRPv2 Hello packets
-      if eigrp_raw:byte(1) == 0x02 and eigrp_raw:byte(2) == 0x05 then
-        eigrp_hello = eigrp.EIGRP.parse(eigrp_raw)
-        if eigrp_hello and eigrp_hello.as then
-          table.insert(astab, eigrp_hello.as)
-          break
+      if p then
+        eigrp_raw = string.sub(l3data, p.ip_hl*4 + 1)
+        -- Listen for EIGRPv2 Hello packets
+        if eigrp_raw:byte(1) == 0x02 and eigrp_raw:byte(2) == 0x05 then
+          eigrp_hello = eigrp.EIGRP.parse(eigrp_raw)
+          if eigrp_hello and eigrp_hello.as then
+            table.insert(astab, eigrp_hello.as)
+            break
+          end
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/scripts/broadcast-igmp-discovery.nse b/scripts/broadcast-igmp-discovery.nse
index 415c782a2..16267f109 100644
--- a/scripts/broadcast-igmp-discovery.nse
+++ b/scripts/broadcast-igmp-discovery.nse
@@ -164,23 +164,25 @@ local igmpListener = function(interface, timeout, responses)
     status, _, _, l3data = listener:pcap_receive()
     if status then
       p = packet.Packet:new(l3data, #l3data)
-      igmp_raw = string.sub(l3data, p.ip_hl*4 + 1)
       if p then
-        -- check the first byte before sending to the parser
-        -- response 0x12 == Membership Response version 1
-        -- response 0x16 == Membership Response version 2
-        -- response 0x22 == Membership Response version 3
-        local igmptype = igmp_raw:byte(1)
-        if igmptype == 0x12 or igmptype == 0x16 or igmptype == 0x22 then
-          response = igmpParse(igmp_raw)
-          if response then
-            response.src = p.ip_src
-            response.interface = interface.shortname
-            -- Many hosts return more than one same response message
-            -- this is to not output duplicates
-            if not devices[response.src..response.type..(response.group or response.ngroups)] then
-              devices[response.src..response.type..(response.group or response.ngroups)] = true
-              table.insert(responses, response)
+        igmp_raw = string.sub(l3data, p.ip_hl*4 + 1)
+        if p then
+          -- check the first byte before sending to the parser
+          -- response 0x12 == Membership Response version 1
+          -- response 0x16 == Membership Response version 2
+          -- response 0x22 == Membership Response version 3
+          local igmptype = igmp_raw:byte(1)
+          if igmptype == 0x12 or igmptype == 0x16 or igmptype == 0x22 then
+            response = igmpParse(igmp_raw)
+            if response then
+              response.src = p.ip_src
+              response.interface = interface.shortname
+              -- Many hosts return more than one same response message
+              -- this is to not output duplicates
+              if not devices[response.src..response.type..(response.group or response.ngroups)] then
+                devices[response.src..response.type..(response.group or response.ngroups)] = true
+                table.insert(responses, response)
+              end
             end
           end
         end
diff --git a/scripts/broadcast-ospf2-discover.nse b/scripts/broadcast-ospf2-discover.nse
index 20c5bf0fa..12fe9eda4 100644
--- a/scripts/broadcast-ospf2-discover.nse
+++ b/scripts/broadcast-ospf2-discover.nse
@@ -316,73 +316,75 @@ local ospfListen = function(interface, timeout)
     if status then
       stdnse.print_debug(2, "Packet received on interface %s.", interface.shortname)
       local p = packet.Packet:new(l3_data, #l3_data)
-      local ospf_raw = string.sub(l3_data, p.ip_hl * 4 + 1)
-      if ospf_raw:byte(1) == 0x02 and ospf_raw:byte(2) == OSPF_MSG_HELLO then
-        stdnse.print_debug(2, "OSPFv2 Hello packet detected.")
+      if p then
+        local ospf_raw = string.sub(l3_data, p.ip_hl * 4 + 1)
+        if ospf_raw:byte(1) == 0x02 and ospf_raw:byte(2) == OSPF_MSG_HELLO then
+          stdnse.print_debug(2, "OSPFv2 Hello packet detected.")
 
-        local ospf_hello = ospf.OSPF.Hello.parse(ospf_raw)
-        stdnse.print_debug(2, "Captured OSPFv2 Hello packet with the following parameters:")
-        ospfDumpHello(ospf_hello)
+          local ospf_hello = ospf.OSPF.Hello.parse(ospf_raw)
+          stdnse.print_debug(2, "Captured OSPFv2 Hello packet with the following parameters:")
+          ospfDumpHello(ospf_hello)
 
-        -- Additional checks required for message digest authentication
-        if ospf_hello.header.auth_type == 0x02 then
-          if not md5_key then
-            return fail("Argument md5_key must be present when message digest authentication is disclosed.")
-          elseif not have_ssl then
-            return fail("Cannot handle message digest authentication unless openssl is compiled in.")
+          -- Additional checks required for message digest authentication
+          if ospf_hello.header.auth_type == 0x02 then
+            if not md5_key then
+              return fail("Argument md5_key must be present when message digest authentication is disclosed.")
+            elseif not have_ssl then
+              return fail("Cannot handle message digest authentication unless openssl is compiled in.")
+            end
           end
-        end
 
-        ospfReplyHello(interface, ospf_hello)
-        start = nmap.clock_ms()
-      elseif ospf_raw:byte(1) == 0x02 and ospf_raw:byte(2) == OSPF_MSG_DBDESC then
-        stdnse.print_debug(2, "OSPFv2 Database Description packet detected.")
+          ospfReplyHello(interface, ospf_hello)
+          start = nmap.clock_ms()
+        elseif ospf_raw:byte(1) == 0x02 and ospf_raw:byte(2) == OSPF_MSG_DBDESC then
+          stdnse.print_debug(2, "OSPFv2 Database Description packet detected.")
 
-        local ospf_db_desc = ospf.OSPF.DBDescription.parse(ospf_raw)
-        stdnse.print_debug(2, "Captured OSPFv2 Database Description packet with the following parameters:")
-        ospfDumpDBDesc(ospf_db_desc)
+          local ospf_db_desc = ospf.OSPF.DBDescription.parse(ospf_raw)
+          stdnse.print_debug(2, "Captured OSPFv2 Database Description packet with the following parameters:")
+          ospfDumpDBDesc(ospf_db_desc)
 
-        if not ospfReplyDBDesc(interface, string.sub(l2_data, 7, 12), ospf_db_desc) then
-          return
-        end
-      elseif ospf_raw:byte(1) == 0x02 and ospf_raw:byte(2) == OSPF_MSG_LSUPD then
-        stdnse.print_debug(2, "OSPFv2 LS Update packet detected.")
+          if not ospfReplyDBDesc(interface, string.sub(l2_data, 7, 12), ospf_db_desc) then
+            return
+          end
+        elseif ospf_raw:byte(1) == 0x02 and ospf_raw:byte(2) == OSPF_MSG_LSUPD then
+          stdnse.print_debug(2, "OSPFv2 LS Update packet detected.")
 
-        local ospf_ls_upd = ospf.OSPF.LSUpdate.parse(ospf_raw)
-        stdnse.print_debug(2, "Captured OSPFv2 LS Update packet with the following parameters:")
-        ospfDumpLSUpdate(ospf_ls_upd)
+          local ospf_ls_upd = ospf.OSPF.LSUpdate.parse(ospf_raw)
+          stdnse.print_debug(2, "Captured OSPFv2 LS Update packet with the following parameters:")
+          ospfDumpLSUpdate(ospf_ls_upd)
 
-        local targets = {}
-        for i, lsa in ipairs(ospf_ls_upd.lsas) do
-          -- Only Type 1 (Router-LSA) and Type 5 (AS-External-LSA) are supported at the moment
-          if lsa.header.type == 1 then
-            for j, link in ipairs(lsa.links) do
-              if link.type == 3 then
-                local target = link.id .. ipOps.subnet_to_cidr(link.data)
-                targets[target] = 1
+          local targets = {}
+          for i, lsa in ipairs(ospf_ls_upd.lsas) do
+            -- Only Type 1 (Router-LSA) and Type 5 (AS-External-LSA) are supported at the moment
+            if lsa.header.type == 1 then
+              for j, link in ipairs(lsa.links) do
+                if link.type == 3 then
+                  local target = link.id .. ipOps.subnet_to_cidr(link.data)
+                  targets[target] = 1
+                end
+              end
+            elseif lsa.header.type == 5 then
+              local target = lsa.header.id .. ipOps.subnet_to_cidr(lsa.netmask)
+              targets[target] = 1
+            end
+          end
+          local output = stdnse.output_table()
+          if next(targets) then
+            local out_links = {}
+            output["Area ID"] = ipOps.fromdword(ospf_ls_upd.header.area_id)
+            output["External Routes"] = out_links
+            for t, _ in pairs(targets) do
+              table.insert(out_links, t)
+              if target.ALLOW_NEW_TARGETS then
+                target.add(t)
               end
             end
-          elseif lsa.header.type == 5 then
-            local target = lsa.header.id .. ipOps.subnet_to_cidr(lsa.netmask)
-            targets[target] = 1
-          end
-        end
-        local output = stdnse.output_table()
-        if next(targets) then
-          local out_links = {}
-          output["Area ID"] = ipOps.fromdword(ospf_ls_upd.header.area_id)
-          output["External Routes"] = out_links
-          for t, _ in pairs(targets) do
-            table.insert(out_links, t)
-            if target.ALLOW_NEW_TARGETS then
-              target.add(t)
+            if not target.ALLOW_NEW_TARGETS then
+              stdnse.verbose("Use the newtargets script-arg to add the results as targets")
             end
           end
-          if not target.ALLOW_NEW_TARGETS then
-            stdnse.verbose("Use the newtargets script-arg to add the results as targets")
-          end
+          return output
         end
-        return output
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/scripts/broadcast-pim-discovery.nse b/scripts/broadcast-pim-discovery.nse
index 6af27fcee..69067cb6b 100644
--- a/scripts/broadcast-pim-discovery.nse
+++ b/scripts/broadcast-pim-discovery.nse
@@ -111,10 +111,12 @@ local helloListen = function(interface, timeout, responses)
     status, _, _, l3data = listener:pcap_receive()
     if status then
       p = packet.Packet:new(l3data, #l3data)
-      hello_raw = string.sub(l3data, p.ip_hl*4 + 1)
-      -- Check that PIM Type is Hello
-      if p and hello_raw:byte(1) == 0x20 then
-        table.insert(responses, p.ip_src)
+      if p then
+        hello_raw = string.sub(l3data, p.ip_hl*4 + 1)
+        -- Check that PIM Type is Hello
+        if p and hello_raw:byte(1) == 0x20 then
+          table.insert(responses, p.ip_src)
+        end
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/scripts/broadcast-ping.nse b/scripts/broadcast-ping.nse
index a22a6322e..40aa3b629 100644
--- a/scripts/broadcast-ping.nse
+++ b/scripts/broadcast-ping.nse
@@ -193,14 +193,18 @@ local broadcast_if = function(if_table,icmp_responders)
 
     -- Do stuff with packet
     local icmpreply = packet.Packet:new(l3data,plen,false)
-    -- We check whether the packet is parsed ok, and whether the ICMP ID of the sent packet
-    -- is the same with the ICMP ID of the received packet. We don't want ping probes interfering
-    local icmp_id = icmpreply:raw(icmpreply.icmp_offset+4,2)
-    if icmpreply:ip_parse() and icmp_ids[icmp_id] then
-      if not icmp_responders[icmpreply.ip_src] then
-        -- [key = IP]=MAC
-        local mac_pretty = stdnse.format_mac(l2:sub(7,12))
-        icmp_responders[icmpreply.ip_src] = mac_pretty
+    if icmpreply then
+      -- We check whether the packet is parsed ok, and whether the ICMP ID of the sent packet
+      -- is the same with the ICMP ID of the received packet. We don't want ping probes interfering
+      local icmp_id = icmpreply:raw(icmpreply.icmp_offset+4,2)
+      if icmpreply:ip_parse() and icmp_ids[icmp_id] then
+        if not icmp_responders[icmpreply.ip_src] then
+          -- [key = IP]=MAC
+          local mac_pretty = stdnse.format_mac(l2:sub(7,12))
+          icmp_responders[icmpreply.ip_src] = mac_pretty
+        end
+      else
+        stdnse.debug1("Erroneous ICMP packet received; Cannot parse IP header.")
       end
     else
       stdnse.debug1("Erroneous ICMP packet received; Cannot parse IP header.")
diff --git a/scripts/firewalk.nse b/scripts/firewalk.nse
index 31b4d31eb..f4ba444b2 100644
--- a/scripts/firewalk.nse
+++ b/scripts/firewalk.nse
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ local Firewalk_v4 = {
   -- @return whether the packet seems to be a valid reply or not
   check = function(src, layer3)
     local ip = packet.Packet:new(layer3, layer3:len())
-    return ip.ip_bin_dst == src
+    return ip and ip.ip_bin_dst == src
             and ip.ip_p == packet.IPPROTO_ICMP
             and ip.icmp_type == ICMP_TIME_EXCEEDEDv4
   end,
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ local Firewalk_v4 = {
   parse_reply = function(scanner, pkt)
     local ip = packet.Packet:new(pkt, pkt:len())
 
-    if ip.ip_p ~= packet.IPPROTO_ICMP or ip.icmp_type ~= ICMP_TIME_EXCEEDEDv4 then
+    if not ip or ip.ip_p ~= packet.IPPROTO_ICMP or ip.icmp_type ~= ICMP_TIME_EXCEEDEDv4 then
       return
     end
 
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ local Firewalk_v4 = {
     local ip2 = packet.Packet:new(is, is:len(), true)
 
     -- check ICMP payload
-    if ip2.ip_bin_src == scanner.target.bin_ip_src and
+    if ip2 and ip2.ip_bin_src == scanner.target.bin_ip_src and
       ip2.ip_bin_dst == scanner.target.bin_ip then
 
       -- layer 4 checks
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ local Firewalk_v6 = {
   -- @return whether the packet seems to be a valid reply or not
   check = function(src, layer3)
     local ip = packet.Packet:new(layer3)
-    return ip.ip_bin_dst == src
+    return ip and ip.ip_bin_dst == src
             and ip.ip_p == packet.IPPROTO_ICMPV6
             and ip.icmpv6_type == ICMP_TIME_EXCEEDEDv6
   end,
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ local Firewalk_v6 = {
   parse_reply = function(scanner, pkt)
     local ip = packet.Packet:new(pkt)
 
-    if ip.ip_p ~= packet.IPPROTO_ICMPV6 or ip.icmpv6_type ~= ICMP_TIME_EXCEEDEDv6 then
+    if not ip or ip.ip_p ~= packet.IPPROTO_ICMPV6 or ip.icmpv6_type ~= ICMP_TIME_EXCEEDEDv6 then
       return
     end
 
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ local Firewalk_v6 = {
     local ip2 = packet.Packet:new(is)
 
     -- check ICMP payload
-    if ip2.ip_bin_src == scanner.target.bin_ip_src and
+    if ip2 and ip2.ip_bin_src == scanner.target.bin_ip_src and
       ip2.ip_bin_dst == scanner.target.bin_ip then
 
       -- layer 4 checks
diff --git a/scripts/firewall-bypass.nse b/scripts/firewall-bypass.nse
index b2e75a49a..4b67f2063 100644
--- a/scripts/firewall-bypass.nse
+++ b/scripts/firewall-bypass.nse
@@ -115,20 +115,11 @@ ftp_helper = {
       local f = packet.Frame:new(l2data)
 
       local p = packet.Packet:new(l3data, #l3data)
-      if isIp4 then
-        if not p:ip_parse() then
-          -- An error happened
-          stdnse.debug1("Couldn't parse IPv4 sniffed packet.")
-          sniffer:pcap_close()
-          return false
-        end
-      else
-        if not p:ip6_parse() then
-          -- An error happened
-          stdnse.debug1("Couldn't parse IPv6 sniffed packet.")
-          sniffer:pcap_close()
-          return false
-        end
+      if not p or (isIp4 and not p:ip_parse()) or (not isIp4 and not p:ip6_parse()) then
+        -- An error happened
+        stdnse.debug1("Couldn't parse sniffed packet.")
+        sniffer:pcap_close()
+        return false
       end
 
       -- Spoof packet
diff --git a/scripts/ipv6-node-info.nse b/scripts/ipv6-node-info.nse
index 56f280aa0..485484d0d 100644
--- a/scripts/ipv6-node-info.nse
+++ b/scripts/ipv6-node-info.nse
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ local function handle_received_packet(buf)
   local text
 
   local p = packet.Packet:new(buf)
-  if p.icmpv6_type ~= ICMPv6_NODEINFORESP then
+  if not p or p.icmpv6_type ~= ICMPv6_NODEINFORESP then
     return
   end
   local qtype, flags, pos = string.unpack(">I2I2", p.buf, p.icmpv6_offset + 4)
diff --git a/scripts/knx-gateway-discover.nse b/scripts/knx-gateway-discover.nse
index 4559c2b61..4f480d349 100644
--- a/scripts/knx-gateway-discover.nse
+++ b/scripts/knx-gateway-discover.nse
@@ -194,10 +194,12 @@ local knxListen = function(interface, timeout, ips, results)
     status, _, _, l3data = listener:pcap_receive()
     if status then
       local p = packet.Packet:new(l3data, #l3data)
-      -- Skip IP and UDP headers
-      local knxMessage = string.sub(l3data, p.ip_hl*4 + 8 + 1)
-      local co = stdnse.new_thread(knxParseSearchResponse, ips, results, knxMessage)
-      threads[co] = true;
+      if p then
+        -- Skip IP and UDP headers
+        local knxMessage = string.sub(l3data, p.ip_hl*4 + 8 + 1)
+        local co = stdnse.new_thread(knxParseSearchResponse, ips, results, knxMessage)
+        threads[co] = true;
+      end
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/scripts/llmnr-resolve.nse b/scripts/llmnr-resolve.nse
index 2d56f34fb..a1b14b3e6 100644
--- a/scripts/llmnr-resolve.nse
+++ b/scripts/llmnr-resolve.nse
@@ -98,34 +98,36 @@ local llmnrListen = function(interface, timeout, result)
     status, _, _, l3data = listener:pcap_receive()
     if status then
       local p = packet.Packet:new(l3data, #l3data)
-      -- Skip IP and UDP headers
-      local llmnr = string.sub(l3data, p.ip_hl*4 + 8 + 1)
-      -- Flags
-      local trans, flags, questions = string.unpack(">I2 I2 I2", llmnr)
+      if p then
+        -- Skip IP and UDP headers
+        local llmnr = string.sub(l3data, p.ip_hl*4 + 8 + 1)
+        -- Flags
+        local trans, flags, questions = string.unpack(">I2 I2 I2", llmnr)
 
-      -- Make verifications
-      -- Message == Response bit
-      -- and 1 Question (hostname we requested) and
-      if ((flags >> 15) == 1) and questions == 0x01 then
-        stdnse.debug1("got response from %s", p.ip_src)
-        -- Skip header's 12 bytes
-        -- extract host length
-        local qlen, index = string.unpack(">B", llmnr, 13)
-        -- Skip hostname, null byte, type field and class field
-        index = index + qlen + 1 + 2 + 2
+        -- Make verifications
+        -- Message == Response bit
+        -- and 1 Question (hostname we requested) and
+        if ((flags >> 15) == 1) and questions == 0x01 then
+          stdnse.debug1("got response from %s", p.ip_src)
+          -- Skip header's 12 bytes
+          -- extract host length
+          local qlen, index = string.unpack(">B", llmnr, 13)
+          -- Skip hostname, null byte, type field and class field
+          index = index + qlen + 1 + 2 + 2
 
-        -- Now, answer record
-        local response, alen = {}
-        -- Extract hostname with the correct case sensitivity.
-        response.hostname, index = string.unpack(">s1x", llmnr, index)
+          -- Now, answer record
+          local response, alen = {}
+          -- Extract hostname with the correct case sensitivity.
+          response.hostname, index = string.unpack(">s1x", llmnr, index)
 
-        -- skip type, class, ttl, dlen
-        index = index + 2 + 2 + 4 + 2
-        response.address, index = string.unpack(">c4", llmnr, index)
-        response.address = ipOps.str_to_ip(response.address)
-        table.insert(result, response)
-      else
-        stdnse.debug1("skipped llmnr response.")
+          -- skip type, class, ttl, dlen
+          index = index + 2 + 2 + 4 + 2
+          response.address, index = string.unpack(">c4", llmnr, index)
+          response.address = ipOps.str_to_ip(response.address)
+          table.insert(result, response)
+        else
+          stdnse.debug1("skipped llmnr response.")
+        end
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/scripts/mrinfo.nse b/scripts/mrinfo.nse
index 3df9aae36..3bf6a8fe0 100644
--- a/scripts/mrinfo.nse
+++ b/scripts/mrinfo.nse
@@ -147,8 +147,8 @@ local mrinfoListen = function(interface, timeout, responses)
     status, _, _, l3data = listener:pcap_receive()
     if status then
       p = packet.Packet:new(l3data, #l3data)
-      mrinfo_raw = string.sub(l3data, p.ip_hl*4 + 1)
       if p then
+        mrinfo_raw = string.sub(l3data, p.ip_hl*4 + 1)
         -- Check that IGMP Type == DVMRP (0x13) and DVMRP code == Neighbor 2 (0x06)
         if mrinfo_raw:byte(1) == 0x13 and mrinfo_raw:byte(2) == 0x06 then
           response = mrinfoParse(mrinfo_raw)
diff --git a/scripts/mtrace.nse b/scripts/mtrace.nse
index e899226ba..1817feed9 100644
--- a/scripts/mtrace.nse
+++ b/scripts/mtrace.nse
@@ -264,8 +264,8 @@ local traceListener = function(interface, timeout, responses)
     status, _, _, l3data = listener:pcap_receive()
     if status then
       p = packet.Packet:new(l3data, #l3data)
-      trace_raw = string.sub(l3data, p.ip_hl*4 + 1)
       if p then
+        trace_raw = string.sub(l3data, p.ip_hl*4 + 1)
         -- Check that IGMP Type == 0x1e (Traceroute Response)
         if trace_raw:byte(1) == 0x1e then
           response = traceParse(trace_raw)
diff --git a/scripts/path-mtu.nse b/scripts/path-mtu.nse
index 6dc441c43..f41d11c28 100644
--- a/scripts/path-mtu.nse
+++ b/scripts/path-mtu.nse
@@ -106,6 +106,9 @@ end
 -- Checks how we should react to this packet
 local checkpkt = function(reply, orig)
   local ip = packet.Packet:new(reply, reply:len())
+  if not ip then
+    return "recap"
+  end
 
   if ip.ip_p == IPPROTO_ICMP then
     if ip.icmp_type ~= 3 then
@@ -117,7 +120,7 @@ local checkpkt = function(reply, orig)
       local ip2 = packet.Packet:new(is, is:len())
 
       -- Check sent packet against ICMP payload
-      if ip2.ip_p ~= IPPROTO_UDP or
+      if not ip2 or ip2.ip_p ~= IPPROTO_UDP or
           ip2.ip_p ~= orig.ip_p or
           ip2.ip_bin_src ~= orig.ip_bin_src or
           ip2.ip_bin_dst ~= orig.ip_bin_dst or
@@ -151,7 +154,7 @@ end
 -- different hosts
 local check = function(layer3)
   local ip = packet.Packet:new(layer3, layer3:len())
-  return ip.ip_bin_dst
+  return ip and ip.ip_bin_dst
 end
 
 -- Updates a packet's info and calculates checksum
diff --git a/scripts/qscan.nse b/scripts/qscan.nse
index 2228adf65..a7b496572 100644
--- a/scripts/qscan.nse
+++ b/scripts/qscan.nse
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ end
 -- @return Destination and source IP addresses and TCP ports
 local check = function(layer3)
   local ip = packet.Packet:new(layer3, layer3:len())
+  if not ip then return nil end
   return string.pack('>c4c4I2I2', ip.ip_bin_dst, ip.ip_bin_src, ip.tcp_dport, ip.tcp_sport)
 end
 
diff --git a/scripts/snmp-brute.nse b/scripts/snmp-brute.nse
index a284dbc96..03ff4a00e 100644
--- a/scripts/snmp-brute.nse
+++ b/scripts/snmp-brute.nse
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ local sniff_snmp_responses = function(host, port, lport, result)
 
     if status then
       local p = packet.Packet:new(l3,#l3)
-      if not p:udp_parse() then
+      if not p or not p:udp_parse() then
         --shouldn't happen
         result.status = false
         result.msg = "Wrong type of packet received"
diff --git a/scripts/targets-ipv6-multicast-invalid-dst.nse b/scripts/targets-ipv6-multicast-invalid-dst.nse
index e4c4323b4..84f8d304b 100644
--- a/scripts/targets-ipv6-multicast-invalid-dst.nse
+++ b/scripts/targets-ipv6-multicast-invalid-dst.nse
@@ -123,13 +123,15 @@ local function single_interface_broadcast(if_nfo, results)
       local l2reply = packet.Frame:new(layer2)
       if l2reply.mac_dst == src_mac then
         local reply = packet.Packet:new(layer3)
-        local target_str = reply.ip_src
-        if not results[target_str] then
-          if target.ALLOW_NEW_TARGETS then
-            target.add(target_str)
+        if reply then
+          local target_str = reply.ip_src
+          if not results[target_str] then
+            if target.ALLOW_NEW_TARGETS then
+              target.add(target_str)
+            end
+            results[#results + 1] = { address = target_str, mac = stdnse.format_mac(l2reply.mac_src), iface = if_nfo.device }
+            results[target_str] = true
           end
-          results[#results + 1] = { address = target_str, mac = stdnse.format_mac(l2reply.mac_src), iface = if_nfo.device }
-          results[target_str] = true
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/scripts/targets-ipv6-multicast-slaac.nse b/scripts/targets-ipv6-multicast-slaac.nse
index e683d5fed..d79010ca0 100644
--- a/scripts/targets-ipv6-multicast-slaac.nse
+++ b/scripts/targets-ipv6-multicast-slaac.nse
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ local function single_interface_broadcast(if_nfo, results)
       local l2reply = packet.Frame:new(layer2)
       if string.sub(l2reply.mac_dst, 1, 3) == string.sub(expected_mac_dst_prefix, 1, 3) then
         local reply = packet.Packet:new(layer3)
-        if reply.ip_bin_src == expected_ip6_src and
+        if reply and reply.ip_bin_src == expected_ip6_src and
           string.sub(expected_ip6_dst_prefix,1,12) == string.sub(reply.ip_bin_dst,1,12) then
           local ula_target_addr_str = ipOps.str_to_ip(reply.ns_target)
           local identifier = get_identifier(reply.ns_target)
diff --git a/scripts/targets-sniffer.nse b/scripts/targets-sniffer.nse
index 4bb616261..7037469c3 100644
--- a/scripts/targets-sniffer.nse
+++ b/scripts/targets-sniffer.nse
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ end
 -- Returns an array of address strings.
 local function get_ip_addresses(layer3)
   local ip = packet.Packet:new(layer3, layer3:len())
+  if not ip then return {} end
   return { ipOps.str_to_ip(ip.ip_bin_src), ipOps.str_to_ip(ip.ip_bin_dst) }
 end
 
diff --git a/scripts/url-snarf.nse b/scripts/url-snarf.nse
index 05da22c4d..fd5c05b3f 100644
--- a/scripts/url-snarf.nse
+++ b/scripts/url-snarf.nse
@@ -127,17 +127,19 @@ action = function()
     local status, len, _, l3 = socket:pcap_receive()
     if ( status ) then
       local p = packet.Packet:new( l3, #l3 )
-      local pos = p.tcp_data_offset + 1
-      local http_data = p.buf:sub(pos)
+      if p then
+        local pos = p.tcp_data_offset + 1
+        local http_data = p.buf:sub(pos)
 
-      local url = get_url(http_data)
-      if ( url ) then
-        counter = counter + 1
-        if ( not(arg_nostdout) ) then
-          print(p.ip_src, url)
-        end
-        if ( arg_outfile ) then
-          log_entry(p.ip_src, url)
+        local url = get_url(http_data)
+        if ( url ) then
+          counter = counter + 1
+          if ( not(arg_nostdout) ) then
+            print(p.ip_src, url)
+          end
+          if ( arg_outfile ) then
+            log_entry(p.ip_src, url)
+          end
         end
       end
     end