diff --git a/blob.c b/blob.c
index ee93894..dc908d9 100644
--- a/blob.c
+++ b/blob.c
@@ -252,6 +252,30 @@ blob_parse_attr(struct blob_attr *attr, struct blob_attr **data, const struct bl
 	return found;
 }
 
+int
+blob_parse_untrusted(struct blob_attr *attr, size_t attr_len, struct blob_attr **data, const struct blob_attr_info *info, int max)
+{
+	struct blob_attr *pos;
+	size_t len = 0;
+	int found = 0;
+	size_t rem;
+
+	if (!attr || attr_len < sizeof(struct blob_attr))
+		return 0;
+
+	len = blob_raw_len(attr);
+	if (len != attr_len)
+		return 0;
+
+	memset(data, 0, sizeof(struct blob_attr *) * max);
+	blob_for_each_attr_len(pos, attr, len, rem) {
+		found += blob_parse_attr(pos, rem, data, info, max);
+	}
+
+	return found;
+}
+
+/* use only on trusted input, otherwise consider blob_parse_untrusted */
 int
 blob_parse(struct blob_attr *attr, struct blob_attr **data, const struct blob_attr_info *info, int max)
 {
diff --git a/blob.h b/blob.h
index d346522..af03360 100644
--- a/blob.h
+++ b/blob.h
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ extern void blob_nest_end(struct blob_buf *buf, void *cookie);
 extern struct blob_attr *blob_put(struct blob_buf *buf, int id, const void *ptr, unsigned int len);
 extern bool blob_check_type(const void *ptr, unsigned int len, int type);
 extern int blob_parse(struct blob_attr *attr, struct blob_attr **data, const struct blob_attr_info *info, int max);
+extern int blob_parse_untrusted(struct blob_attr *attr, size_t attr_len, struct blob_attr **data, const struct blob_attr_info *info, int max);
 extern struct blob_attr *blob_memdup(struct blob_attr *attr);
 extern struct blob_attr *blob_put_raw(struct blob_buf *buf, const void *ptr, unsigned int len);
 
@@ -254,5 +255,11 @@ blob_put_u64(struct blob_buf *buf, int id, uint64_t val)
 	     (blob_pad_len(pos) >= sizeof(struct blob_attr)); \
 	     rem -= blob_pad_len(pos), pos = blob_next(pos))
 
+#define blob_for_each_attr_len(pos, attr, attr_len, rem) \
+	for (rem = attr ? blob_len(attr) : 0, \
+	     pos = (struct blob_attr *) (attr ? blob_data(attr) : NULL); \
+	     rem >= sizeof(struct blob_attr) && rem < attr_len && (blob_pad_len(pos) <= rem) && \
+	     (blob_pad_len(pos) >= sizeof(struct blob_attr)); \
+	     rem -= blob_pad_len(pos), pos = blob_next(pos))
 
 #endif