diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6496c8b6a..b2ce2dc98 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 ### Fixed
 
+- crash when cataloguing some MP4 files
 - reading metadata for some MP4 files
 
 ## <a id="v1.7.4"></a>[v1.7.4] - 2022-11-11
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/kotlin/deckers/thibault/aves/channel/calls/DebugHandler.kt b/android/app/src/main/kotlin/deckers/thibault/aves/channel/calls/DebugHandler.kt
index 12f098cbf..440e535e0 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/kotlin/deckers/thibault/aves/channel/calls/DebugHandler.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/kotlin/deckers/thibault/aves/channel/calls/DebugHandler.kt
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
 import org.beyka.tiffbitmapfactory.TiffBitmapFactory
 import org.mp4parser.IsoFile
 import org.mp4parser.PropertyBoxParserImpl
+import org.mp4parser.boxes.iso14496.part12.FreeBox
 import org.mp4parser.boxes.iso14496.part12.MediaDataBox
 import org.mp4parser.boxes.iso14496.part12.SampleTableBox
 import java.io.FileInputStream
@@ -344,9 +345,15 @@ class DebugHandler(private val context: Context) : MethodCallHandler {
                     FileInputStream(it.fileDescriptor).use { stream ->
                         stream.channel.use { channel ->
                             val boxParser = PropertyBoxParserImpl().apply {
-                                // parsing `MediaDataBox` can take a long time
-                                // parsing `SampleTableBox` may yield OOM
-                                skippingBoxes(MediaDataBox.TYPE, SampleTableBox.TYPE)
+                                skippingBoxes(
+                                    // parsing `MediaDataBox` can take a long time
+                                    MediaDataBox.TYPE,
+                                    // parsing `SampleTableBox` or `FreeBox` may yield OOM
+                                    SampleTableBox.TYPE, FreeBox.TYPE,
+                                    // some files are padded with `0` but the parser does not stop, reads type "0000",
+                                    // then a large size from following "0000", which may yield OOM
+                                    "0000",
+                                )
                             }
                             IsoFile(channel, boxParser).use { isoFile ->
                                 isoFile.dumpBoxes(sb)
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/kotlin/deckers/thibault/aves/metadata/Mp4ParserHelper.kt b/android/app/src/main/kotlin/deckers/thibault/aves/metadata/Mp4ParserHelper.kt
index c479e8b4c..358e82ad2 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/kotlin/deckers/thibault/aves/metadata/Mp4ParserHelper.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/kotlin/deckers/thibault/aves/metadata/Mp4ParserHelper.kt
@@ -22,9 +22,14 @@ object Mp4ParserHelper {
             FileInputStream(it.fileDescriptor).use { stream ->
                 stream.channel.use { channel ->
                     val boxParser = PropertyBoxParserImpl().apply {
-                        // parsing `MediaDataBox` can take a long time
                         // do not skip anything inside `MovieBox` as it will be parsed and rewritten for editing
-                        skippingBoxes(MediaDataBox.TYPE)
+                        skippingBoxes(
+                            // parsing `MediaDataBox` can take a long time
+                            MediaDataBox.TYPE,
+                            // some files are padded with `0` but the parser does not stop, reads type "0000",
+                            // then a large size from following "0000", which may yield OOM
+                            "0000",
+                        )
                     }
                     // creating `IsoFile` with a `File` or a `File.inputStream()` yields `No such device`
                     IsoFile(channel, boxParser).use { isoFile ->
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/kotlin/deckers/thibault/aves/metadata/XMP.kt b/android/app/src/main/kotlin/deckers/thibault/aves/metadata/XMP.kt
index 8665bfffc..41e7f3e34 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/kotlin/deckers/thibault/aves/metadata/XMP.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/kotlin/deckers/thibault/aves/metadata/XMP.kt
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import deckers.thibault.aves.utils.StorageUtils
 import org.mp4parser.IsoFile
 import org.mp4parser.PropertyBoxParserImpl
 import org.mp4parser.boxes.UserBox
+import org.mp4parser.boxes.iso14496.part12.FreeBox
 import org.mp4parser.boxes.iso14496.part12.MediaDataBox
 import org.mp4parser.boxes.iso14496.part12.SampleTableBox
 import java.io.FileInputStream
@@ -144,9 +145,15 @@ object XMP {
                 FileInputStream(it.fileDescriptor).use { stream ->
                     stream.channel.use { channel ->
                         val boxParser = PropertyBoxParserImpl().apply {
-                            // parsing `MediaDataBox` can take a long time
-                            // parsing `SampleTableBox` may yield OOM
-                            skippingBoxes(MediaDataBox.TYPE, SampleTableBox.TYPE)
+                            skippingBoxes(
+                                // parsing `MediaDataBox` can take a long time
+                                MediaDataBox.TYPE,
+                                // parsing `SampleTableBox` or `FreeBox` may yield OOM
+                                SampleTableBox.TYPE, FreeBox.TYPE,
+                                // some files are padded with `0` but the parser does not stop, reads type "0000",
+                                // then a large size from following "0000", which may yield OOM
+                                "0000",
+                            )
                         }
                         // creating `IsoFile` with a `File` or a `File.inputStream()` yields `No such device`
                         IsoFile(channel, boxParser).use { isoFile ->