diff --git a/modules/imgproc/src/contours.cpp b/modules/imgproc/src/contours.cpp
index baa27c4ac3f1ac0ed8ebddeb7299985a96b8eb91..b7b9a5be45cb59d4cec0530f2fa33b6000d9091c 100644
--- a/modules/imgproc/src/contours.cpp
+++ b/modules/imgproc/src/contours.cpp
@@ -528,6 +528,7 @@ cvSubstituteContour( CvContourScanner scanner, CvSeq * new_contour )
     }
 }
 
+static const int MAX_SIZE = 16;
 
 /*
     marks domain border with +/-<constant> and stores the contour into CvSeq.
@@ -544,7 +545,7 @@ icvFetchContour( schar                  *ptr,
                  int    _method )
 {
     const schar     nbd = 2;
-    int             deltas[16];
+    int             deltas[MAX_SIZE];
     CvSeqWriter     writer;
     schar           *i0 = ptr, *i1, *i3, *i4 = 0;
     int             prev_s = -1, s, s_end;
@@ -588,8 +589,9 @@ icvFetchContour( schar                  *ptr,
         for( ;; )
         {
             s_end = s;
+            s = std::min(s, MAX_SIZE - 1);
 
-            for( ;; )
+            while( s < MAX_SIZE - 1 )
             {
                 i4 = i3 + deltas[++s];
                 if( *i4 != 0 )
@@ -654,8 +656,8 @@ icvFetchContour( schar                  *ptr,
 static int
 icvTraceContour( schar *ptr, int step, schar *stop_ptr, int is_hole )
 {
-    int deltas[16];
-    schar *i0 = ptr, *i1, *i3, *i4;
+    int deltas[MAX_SIZE];
+    schar *i0 = ptr, *i1, *i3, *i4 = NULL;
     int s, s_end;
 
     /* initialize local state */
@@ -682,7 +684,8 @@ icvTraceContour( schar *ptr, int step, schar *stop_ptr, int is_hole )
         for( ;; )
         {
 
-            for( ;; )
+            s = std::min(s, MAX_SIZE - 1);
+            while( s < MAX_SIZE - 1 )
             {
                 i4 = i3 + deltas[++s];
                 if( *i4 != 0 )
@@ -709,9 +712,9 @@ icvFetchContourEx( schar*               ptr,
                    int                  nbd,
                    CvRect*              _rect )
 {
-    int         deltas[16];
+    int         deltas[MAX_SIZE];
     CvSeqWriter writer;
-    schar        *i0 = ptr, *i1, *i3, *i4;
+    schar        *i0 = ptr, *i1, *i3, *i4 = NULL;
     CvRect      rect;
     int         prev_s = -1, s, s_end;
     int         method = _method - 1;
@@ -759,8 +762,9 @@ icvFetchContourEx( schar*               ptr,
         for( ;; )
         {
             s_end = s;
+            s = std::min(s, MAX_SIZE - 1);
 
-            for( ;; )
+            while( s < MAX_SIZE - 1 )
             {
                 i4 = i3 + deltas[++s];
                 if( *i4 != 0 )
@@ -833,8 +837,8 @@ icvFetchContourEx( schar*               ptr,
 static int
 icvTraceContour_32s( int *ptr, int step, int *stop_ptr, int is_hole )
 {
-    int deltas[16];
-    int *i0 = ptr, *i1, *i3, *i4;
+    int deltas[MAX_SIZE];
+    int *i0 = ptr, *i1, *i3, *i4 = NULL;
     int s, s_end;
     const int   right_flag = INT_MIN;
     const int   new_flag = (int)((unsigned)INT_MIN >> 1);
@@ -863,8 +867,9 @@ icvTraceContour_32s( int *ptr, int step, int *stop_ptr, int is_hole )
         for( ;; )
         {
             s_end = s;
+            s = std::min(s, MAX_SIZE - 1);
 
-            for( ;; )
+            while( s < MAX_SIZE - 1 )
             {
                 i4 = i3 + deltas[++s];
                 if( (*i4 & value_mask) == ccomp_val )
@@ -890,7 +895,7 @@ icvFetchContourEx_32s( int*                 ptr,
                        int                  _method,
                        CvRect*              _rect )
 {
-    int         deltas[16];
+    int         deltas[MAX_SIZE];
     CvSeqWriter writer;
     int        *i0 = ptr, *i1, *i3, *i4;
     CvRect      rect;
@@ -925,7 +930,7 @@ icvFetchContourEx_32s( int*                 ptr,
         s = (s - 1) & 7;
         i1 = i0 + deltas[s];
     }
-    while( (*i1 & value_mask) != ccomp_val && s != s_end );
+    while( (*i1 & value_mask) != ccomp_val && s != s_end && ( s < MAX_SIZE - 1 ) );
 
     if( s == s_end )            /* single pixel domain */
     {
@@ -945,12 +950,11 @@ icvFetchContourEx_32s( int*                 ptr,
         {
             s_end = s;
 
-            for( ;; )
+            do
             {
                 i4 = i3 + deltas[++s];
-                if( (*i4 & value_mask) == ccomp_val )
-                    break;
             }
+            while( (*i4 & value_mask) != ccomp_val && ( s < MAX_SIZE - 1 ) );
             s &= 7;
 
             /* check "right" bound */
diff --git a/modules/imgproc/src/imgwarp.cpp b/modules/imgproc/src/imgwarp.cpp
index c1f38979c431275a613059f4dc36d8dbf4720dd1..84a7e5218af5aa7f0cf080c373fe7aef3c1b0868 100644
--- a/modules/imgproc/src/imgwarp.cpp
+++ b/modules/imgproc/src/imgwarp.cpp
@@ -1704,10 +1704,6 @@ public:
         CV_Assert(ksize <= MAX_ESIZE);
     }
 
-#if defined(__GNUC__) && (__GNUC__ == 4) && (__GNUC_MINOR__ == 8)
-# pragma GCC diagnostic push
-# pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Warray-bounds"
-#endif
     virtual void operator() (const Range& range) const
     {
         int dy, cn = src.channels();
@@ -1737,7 +1733,7 @@ public:
                 int sy = clip(sy0 - ksize2 + 1 + k, 0, ssize.height);
                 for( k1 = std::max(k1, k); k1 < ksize; k1++ )
                 {
-                    if( sy == prev_sy[k1] ) // if the sy-th row has been computed already, reuse it.
+                    if( k1 < MAX_ESIZE && sy == prev_sy[k1] ) // if the sy-th row has been computed already, reuse it.
                     {
                         if( k1 > k )
                             memcpy( rows[k], rows[k1], bufstep*sizeof(rows[0][0]) );
@@ -1756,9 +1752,6 @@ public:
             vresize( (const WT**)rows, (T*)(dst.data + dst.step*dy), beta, dsize.width );
         }
     }
-#if defined(__GNUC__) && (__GNUC__ == 4) && (__GNUC_MINOR__ == 8)
-# pragma GCC diagnostic pop
-#endif
 
 private:
     Mat src;