diff --git a/v3/add.go b/v3/add.go
index 6d8854e0..ca4329b3 100644
--- a/v3/add.go
+++ b/v3/add.go
@@ -83,6 +83,9 @@ func (l *Conn) Add(addRequest *AddRequest) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	if len(packet.Children) < 2 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("ldap: malformed response: expected at least 2 children, got %d", len(packet.Children))
+	}
 	if packet.Children[1].Tag == ApplicationAddResponse {
 		err := GetLDAPError(packet)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/v3/compare.go b/v3/compare.go
index a1cd760b..4ce669e0 100644
--- a/v3/compare.go
+++ b/v3/compare.go
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ func (l *Conn) Compare(dn, attribute, value string) (bool, error) {
 		return false, err
 	}
 
+	if len(packet.Children) < 2 {
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("ldap: malformed response: expected at least 2 children, got %d", len(packet.Children))
+	}
 	if packet.Children[1].Tag == ApplicationCompareResponse {
 		err := GetLDAPError(packet)
 
diff --git a/v3/del.go b/v3/del.go
index cb7a683f..076e6c51 100644
--- a/v3/del.go
+++ b/v3/del.go
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ func (l *Conn) Del(delRequest *DelRequest) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	if len(packet.Children) < 2 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("ldap: malformed response: expected at least 2 children, got %d", len(packet.Children))
+	}
 	if packet.Children[1].Tag == ApplicationDelResponse {
 		err := GetLDAPError(packet)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/v3/moddn.go b/v3/moddn.go
index 84a6488e..92acea0b 100644
--- a/v3/moddn.go
+++ b/v3/moddn.go
@@ -89,6 +89,9 @@ func (l *Conn) ModifyDN(m *ModifyDNRequest) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	if len(packet.Children) < 2 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("ldap: malformed response: expected at least 2 children, got %d", len(packet.Children))
+	}
 	if packet.Children[1].Tag == ApplicationModifyDNResponse {
 		err := GetLDAPError(packet)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/v3/modify.go b/v3/modify.go
index 0e501360..663be5fd 100644
--- a/v3/modify.go
+++ b/v3/modify.go
@@ -121,6 +121,9 @@ func (l *Conn) Modify(modifyRequest *ModifyRequest) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	if len(packet.Children) < 2 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("ldap: malformed response: expected at least 2 children, got %d", len(packet.Children))
+	}
 	if packet.Children[1].Tag == ApplicationModifyResponse {
 		err := GetLDAPError(packet)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -159,6 +162,10 @@ func (l *Conn) ModifyWithResult(modifyRequest *ModifyRequest) (*ModifyResult, er
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	if len(packet.Children) < 2 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("ldap: malformed response: expected at least 2 children, got %d", len(packet.Children))
+	}
+
 	switch packet.Children[1].Tag {
 	case ApplicationModifyResponse:
 		if err = GetLDAPError(packet); err != nil {
diff --git a/v3/passwdmodify.go b/v3/passwdmodify.go
index 72a2351a..c79701a3 100644
--- a/v3/passwdmodify.go
+++ b/v3/passwdmodify.go
@@ -93,6 +93,9 @@ func (l *Conn) PasswordModify(passwordModifyRequest *PasswordModifyRequest) (*Pa
 
 	result := &PasswordModifyResult{}
 
+	if len(packet.Children) < 2 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("ldap: malformed response: expected at least 2 children, got %d", len(packet.Children))
+	}
 	if packet.Children[1].Tag == ApplicationExtendedResponse {
 		if err = GetLDAPError(packet); err != nil {
 			result.Referral = getReferral(err, packet)