diff --git a/src/xmlcli/common/bios_fw_parser.py b/src/xmlcli/common/bios_fw_parser.py
index 49a8176..00626fd 100644
--- a/src/xmlcli/common/bios_fw_parser.py
+++ b/src/xmlcli/common/bios_fw_parser.py
@@ -460,7 +460,12 @@ def parse_ffs_section(self, buffer, buffer_pointer, end_point, ffs_data, _type,
         buffer.seek(align_buffer)
       section = structure.section_finder(buffer=buffer, buffer_pointer=align_buffer)  # parse valid section from buffer
       log.debug(section)
-      key = f"0x{align_buffer:x}-{'SEC'}-0x{section.get_section_size():x}"  # construct key to store fv values
+      section_size = section.get_section_size()
+      if section_size == 0:
+        err_msg = f"Encountered zero-length section at 0x{align_buffer:x} in FFS {ffs_guid}"
+        log.error(err_msg)
+        return result
+      key = f"0x{align_buffer:x}-{'SEC'}-0x{section_size:x}"  # construct key to store fv values
       # construct section tuple if valid section type
       section_tuple = structure.FFS_SECTION_TYPE_MAP.get(section.section_type)
       if not section_tuple:
@@ -503,7 +508,7 @@ def parse_ffs_section(self, buffer, buffer_pointer, end_point, ffs_data, _type,
               result[key]["FV"] = self.sort_output_fv(result[key]["FV"])
 
       log.debug(f"Aligned buffer: 0x{align_buffer:x}")
-      align_buffer += section.get_section_size()
+      align_buffer += section_size
       log.debug(f"Incremented Aligned buffer: 0x{align_buffer:x}")
       align_buffer = utils.round_up(align_buffer, structure.SECTION_ALIGNMENT)
       log.debug(f"Aligned buffer at 0x{structure.SECTION_ALIGNMENT:x} bytes: 0x{align_buffer:x}")
diff --git a/tests/UefiParserTest.py b/tests/UefiParserTest.py
index 9885ae5..c7f82d0 100644
--- a/tests/UefiParserTest.py
+++ b/tests/UefiParserTest.py
@@ -3,9 +3,12 @@
 # Built-in imports
 import os
 import sys
+import io
 import shutil
 import warnings
 import unittest
+from types import SimpleNamespace
+from unittest import mock
 
 warnings.simplefilter("ignore", ResourceWarning)
 
@@ -33,6 +36,29 @@ def test_guid_structure_read(self):
 
 
 class UefiParserTest(UnitTestHelper):
+  def test_zero_length_section_terminates_parsing(self):
+    parser = bios_fw_parser.UefiParser.__new__(bios_fw_parser.UefiParser)
+    parser.parsing_level = SimpleNamespace(level=0)
+    ffs_data = SimpleNamespace(Name=SimpleNamespace(guid="test-guid"), size=0x100)
+    buffer = io.BytesIO(b"\x00" * 8)
+    section_finder = structure.section_finder
+    calls = []
+
+    def find_section_once(buffer, buffer_pointer):
+      calls.append(buffer_pointer)
+      if len(calls) > 1:
+        raise AssertionError("section parser did not advance past a zero-length section")
+      return section_finder(buffer, buffer_pointer)
+
+    with mock.patch.object(bios_fw_parser.utils, "store_buffer"), \
+            mock.patch.object(structure, "section_finder", side_effect=find_section_once), \
+            mock.patch.object(bios_fw_parser.log, "error") as log_error:
+      result = parser.parse_ffs_section(buffer, 0, 8, ffs_data, "FV_FILETYPE_FREEFORM", 0, False)
+
+    self.assertEqual(result, {})
+    self.assertEqual(calls, [0])
+    log_error.assert_called_once_with("Encountered zero-length section at 0x0 in FFS test-guid")
+
   guid_lis1 = [
     # GUIDs available in ADL_FSP_0496_00_D.rom  (may exist in other rom)
     "fc8fe6b5-cd9b-411e-bd8f31824d0cde3d",