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     new d7c5c547f0 Use checked casts when reading vints as ints
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commit d7c5c547f025301780658b37e6e8a591bc4a5b36
Author: Ariel Weisberg <aweisb...@apple.com>
AuthorDate: Tue Dec 6 15:20:14 2022 -0500

    Use checked casts when reading vints as ints
    
    patch by Ariel Weisberg; reviewed by David Capwell and Caleb Rackliffe for 
CASSANDRA-18099
---
 CHANGES.txt                                        |   1 +
 src/java/org/apache/cassandra/batchlog/Batch.java  |  10 +-
 .../cassandra/cql3/functions/types/TypeCodec.java  |  20 +---
 .../cql3/selection/AbstractFunctionSelector.java   |  12 +-
 .../cassandra/cql3/selection/FieldSelector.java    |   4 +-
 .../cassandra/cql3/selection/ListSelector.java     |   4 +-
 .../cassandra/cql3/selection/MapSelector.java      |   4 +-
 .../cassandra/cql3/selection/SetSelector.java      |   4 +-
 .../cassandra/cql3/selection/TupleSelector.java    |   4 +-
 .../cassandra/cql3/selection/UserTypeSelector.java |   4 +-
 src/java/org/apache/cassandra/db/Columns.java      |  26 ++---
 src/java/org/apache/cassandra/db/Mutation.java     |   8 +-
 src/java/org/apache/cassandra/db/ReadCommand.java  |   4 +-
 .../org/apache/cassandra/db/RowIndexEntry.java     |  38 +++---
 .../apache/cassandra/db/SerializationHeader.java   |  18 +--
 src/java/org/apache/cassandra/db/Slices.java       |   4 +-
 .../db/aggregation/AggregationSpecification.java   |   8 +-
 .../db/columniterator/AbstractSSTableIterator.java |  11 +-
 .../db/filter/ClusteringIndexNamesFilter.java      |   4 +-
 .../apache/cassandra/db/filter/ColumnFilter.java   |   4 +-
 .../org/apache/cassandra/db/filter/DataLimits.java |  28 ++---
 .../org/apache/cassandra/db/filter/RowFilter.java  |   4 +-
 .../apache/cassandra/db/marshal/AbstractType.java  |   2 +-
 .../apache/cassandra/db/marshal/ValueAccessor.java |   2 +-
 .../cassandra/db/partitions/PartitionUpdate.java   |   7 +-
 .../apache/cassandra/db/rows/EncodingStats.java    |   8 +-
 .../db/rows/UnfilteredRowIteratorSerializer.java   |   4 +-
 .../cassandra/db/rows/UnfilteredSerializer.java    |  14 +--
 .../cassandra/db/streaming/ComponentManifest.java  |  15 +--
 .../cassandra/exceptions/RequestFailureReason.java |   6 +-
 src/java/org/apache/cassandra/hints/Hint.java      |  15 ++-
 .../org/apache/cassandra/hints/HintMessage.java    |   4 +-
 .../org/apache/cassandra/hints/HintsWriter.java    |   4 +
 .../org/apache/cassandra/io/sstable/IndexInfo.java |  12 +-
 .../io/sstable/SSTableIdentityIterator.java        |  11 +-
 .../apache/cassandra/io/util/DataInputPlus.java    |  33 ++++++
 .../apache/cassandra/io/util/DataOutputPlus.java   |  28 ++++-
 .../cassandra/io/util/RebufferingInputStream.java  |  20 +++-
 .../cassandra/net/CustomParamsSerializer.java      |   4 +-
 .../org/apache/cassandra/net/ForwardingInfo.java   |  19 ++-
 src/java/org/apache/cassandra/net/Message.java     |  44 +++----
 .../cassandra/serializers/DurationSerializer.java  |  10 +-
 .../cassandra/service/pager/PagingState.java       |   9 +-
 .../service/paxos/PaxosRepairHistory.java          |   4 +-
 .../org/apache/cassandra/utils/ByteArrayUtil.java  |   4 +-
 .../org/apache/cassandra/utils/ByteBufferUtil.java |   6 +-
 .../cassandra/utils/CollectionSerializer.java      |  10 +-
 .../apache/cassandra/utils/vint/VIntCoding.java    | 114 +++++++++++++++++-
 .../org/apache/cassandra/net/MessageGenerator.java |   4 +-
 .../cassandra/distributed/impl/Instance.java       |   2 +-
 .../cassandra/test/microbench/VIntCodingBench.java |  23 +---
 .../cassandra/simulator/debug/Reconcile.java       |  22 ++--
 .../apache/cassandra/simulator/debug/Record.java   |  59 +++++-----
 .../cql3/validation/operations/CreateTest.java     |  36 ++----
 .../org/apache/cassandra/db/RowIndexEntryTest.java |  42 +++----
 .../db/streaming/ComponentManifestTest.java        |  48 ++++----
 .../cassandra/hints/ChecksummedDataInputTest.java  |  24 ++--
 .../apache/cassandra/hints/DTestSerializer.java    |   2 +-
 .../io/util/BufferedDataOutputStreamTest.java      |  25 ++--
 .../cassandra/io/util/NIODataInputStreamTest.java  |  20 ++--
 .../unit/org/apache/cassandra/net/FramingTest.java |   4 +-
 .../cassandra/utils/vint/VIntCodingTest.java       | 130 +++++++++++++++------
 62 files changed, 605 insertions(+), 469 deletions(-)

diff --git a/CHANGES.txt b/CHANGES.txt
index fd5f31153c..19b67aa118 100644
--- a/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/CHANGES.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 4.2
+ * Use checked casts when reading vints as ints (CASSANDRA-18099)
  * Add Mutation Serialization Caching (CASSANDRA-17998)
  * Only reload compaction strategies if disk boundaries change 
(CASSANDRA-17874)
  * CEP-10: Simulator Java11 Support (CASSANDRA-17178)
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/batchlog/Batch.java 
b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/batchlog/Batch.java
index b5a6288f63..667263b25d 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/batchlog/Batch.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/batchlog/Batch.java
@@ -126,10 +126,10 @@ public final class Batch
             batch.id.serialize(out);
             out.writeLong(batch.creationTime);
 
-            out.writeUnsignedVInt(batch.decodedMutations.size());
+            out.writeUnsignedVInt32(batch.decodedMutations.size());
             for (Mutation mutation : batch.decodedMutations)
             {
-                out.writeUnsignedVInt(mutation.serializedSize(version));
+                out.writeUnsignedVInt32(mutation.serializedSize(version));
                 Mutation.serializer.serialize(mutation, out, version);
             }
         }
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ public final class Batch
 
         private static Collection<ByteBuffer> 
readEncodedMutations(DataInputPlus in) throws IOException
         {
-            int count = (int) in.readUnsignedVInt();
+            int count = in.readUnsignedVInt32();
 
             ArrayList<ByteBuffer> mutations = new ArrayList<>(count);
             for (int i = 0; i < count; i++)
@@ -161,12 +161,12 @@ public final class Batch
 
         private static Collection<Mutation> decodeMutations(DataInputPlus in, 
int version) throws IOException
         {
-            int count = (int) in.readUnsignedVInt();
+            int count = in.readUnsignedVInt32();
 
             ArrayList<Mutation> mutations = new ArrayList<>(count);
             for (int i = 0; i < count; i++)
             {
-                in.readUnsignedVInt(); // skip mutation size
+                in.readUnsignedVInt32(); // skip mutation size
                 mutations.add(Mutation.serializer.deserialize(in, version));
             }
 
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/cql3/functions/types/TypeCodec.java 
b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/cql3/functions/types/TypeCodec.java
index dc34bca473..54ff540789 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/cql3/functions/types/TypeCodec.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/cql3/functions/types/TypeCodec.java
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 import com.google.common.io.ByteStreams;
 import com.google.common.reflect.TypeToken;
 
-import org.apache.cassandra.transport.ProtocolVersion;
 import 
org.apache.cassandra.cql3.functions.types.exceptions.InvalidTypeException;
 import org.apache.cassandra.cql3.functions.types.utils.Bytes;
+import org.apache.cassandra.transport.ProtocolVersion;
 import org.apache.cassandra.utils.vint.VIntCoding;
 
 import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkArgument;
@@ -3043,17 +3043,9 @@ public abstract class TypeCodec<T>
             + VIntCoding.computeVIntSize(days)
             + VIntCoding.computeVIntSize(nanoseconds);
             ByteBuffer bb = ByteBuffer.allocate(size);
-            try
-            {
-                VIntCoding.writeVInt(months, bb);
-                VIntCoding.writeVInt(days, bb);
-                VIntCoding.writeVInt(nanoseconds, bb);
-            }
-            catch (IOException e)
-            {
-                // cannot happen
-                throw new AssertionError();
-            }
+            VIntCoding.writeVInt(months, bb);
+            VIntCoding.writeVInt(days, bb);
+            VIntCoding.writeVInt(nanoseconds, bb);
             bb.flip();
             return bb;
         }
@@ -3071,8 +3063,8 @@ public abstract class TypeCodec<T>
                 DataInput in = ByteStreams.newDataInput(Bytes.getArray(bytes));
                 try
                 {
-                    int months = (int) VIntCoding.readVInt(in);
-                    int days = (int) VIntCoding.readVInt(in);
+                    int months = VIntCoding.readVInt32(in);
+                    int days = VIntCoding.readVInt32(in);
                     long nanoseconds = VIntCoding.readVInt(in);
                     return Duration.newInstance(months, days, nanoseconds);
                 }
diff --git 
a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/cql3/selection/AbstractFunctionSelector.java 
b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/cql3/selection/AbstractFunctionSelector.java
index 2d97ffd5c8..b21b5f870a 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/cql3/selection/AbstractFunctionSelector.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/cql3/selection/AbstractFunctionSelector.java
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ abstract class AbstractFunctionSelector<T extends Function> 
extends Selector
         {
             FunctionName name = new FunctionName(in.readUTF(), in.readUTF());
 
-            int numberOfArguments = (int) in.readUnsignedVInt();
+            int numberOfArguments = in.readUnsignedVInt32();
             List<AbstractType<?>> argTypes = new 
ArrayList<>(numberOfArguments);
             for (int i = 0; i < numberOfArguments; i++)
             {
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ abstract class AbstractFunctionSelector<T extends Function> 
extends Selector
             boolean isPartial = in.readBoolean();
             if (isPartial)
             {
-                int bitset = (int) in.readUnsignedVInt();
+                int bitset = in.readUnsignedVInt32();
                 List<ByteBuffer> partialParameters = new 
ArrayList<>(numberOfArguments);
                 for (int i = 0; i < numberOfArguments; i++)
                 {
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ abstract class AbstractFunctionSelector<T extends Function> 
extends Selector
                 function = ((ScalarFunction) 
function).partialApplication(ProtocolVersion.CURRENT, partialParameters);
             }
 
-            int numberOfRemainingArguments = (int) in.readUnsignedVInt();
+            int numberOfRemainingArguments = in.readUnsignedVInt32();
             List<Selector> argSelectors = new 
ArrayList<>(numberOfRemainingArguments);
             for (int i = 0; i < numberOfRemainingArguments; i++)
             {
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ abstract class AbstractFunctionSelector<T extends Function> 
extends Selector
 
         List<AbstractType<?>> argTypes = function.argTypes();
         int numberOfArguments = argTypes.size();
-        out.writeUnsignedVInt(numberOfArguments);
+        out.writeUnsignedVInt32(numberOfArguments);
 
         for (int i = 0; i < numberOfArguments; i++)
             writeType(out, argTypes.get(i));
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ abstract class AbstractFunctionSelector<T extends Function> 
extends Selector
             List<ByteBuffer> partialParameters = ((PartialScalarFunction) 
fun).getPartialParameters();
 
             // We use a bitset to track the position of the unresolved 
arguments
-            out.writeUnsignedVInt(computeBitSet(partialParameters));
+            out.writeUnsignedVInt32(computeBitSet(partialParameters));
 
             for (int i = 0, m = partialParameters.size(); i < m; i++)
             {
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ abstract class AbstractFunctionSelector<T extends Function> 
extends Selector
         }
 
         int numberOfRemainingArguments = argSelectors.size();
-        out.writeUnsignedVInt(numberOfRemainingArguments);
+        out.writeUnsignedVInt32(numberOfRemainingArguments);
         for (int i = 0; i < numberOfRemainingArguments; i++)
             serializer.serialize(argSelectors.get(i), out, version);
     }
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/cql3/selection/FieldSelector.java 
b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/cql3/selection/FieldSelector.java
index 043c3ee0c9..20c10292a9 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/cql3/selection/FieldSelector.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/cql3/selection/FieldSelector.java
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ final class FieldSelector extends Selector
         protected Selector deserialize(DataInputPlus in, int version, 
TableMetadata metadata) throws IOException
         {
             UserType type = (UserType) readType(metadata, in);
-            int field = (int) in.readUnsignedVInt();
+            int field = in.readUnsignedVInt32();
             Selector selected = Selector.serializer.deserialize(in, version, 
metadata);
 
             return new FieldSelector(type, field, selected);
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ final class FieldSelector extends Selector
     protected void serialize(DataOutputPlus out, int version) throws 
IOException
     {
         writeType(out, type);
-        out.writeUnsignedVInt(field);
+        out.writeUnsignedVInt32(field);
         serializer.serialize(selected, out, version);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/cql3/selection/ListSelector.java 
b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/cql3/selection/ListSelector.java
index a99822ec0c..4f586712de 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/cql3/selection/ListSelector.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/cql3/selection/ListSelector.java
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ final class ListSelector extends Selector
         protected Selector deserialize(DataInputPlus in, int version, 
TableMetadata metadata) throws IOException
         {
             ListType<?> type = (ListType<?>) readType(metadata, in);
-            int size = (int) in.readUnsignedVInt();
+            int size = in.readUnsignedVInt32();
             List<Selector> elements = new ArrayList<>(size);
             for (int i = 0; i < size; i++)
                 elements.add(serializer.deserialize(in, version, metadata));
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ final class ListSelector extends Selector
     protected void serialize(DataOutputPlus out, int version) throws 
IOException
     {
         writeType(out, type);
-        out.writeUnsignedVInt(elements.size());
+        out.writeUnsignedVInt32(elements.size());
         for (int i = 0, m = elements.size(); i < m; i++)
             serializer.serialize(elements.get(i), out, version);
     }
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/cql3/selection/MapSelector.java 
b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/cql3/selection/MapSelector.java
index 41344a6eae..4f870a2887 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/cql3/selection/MapSelector.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/cql3/selection/MapSelector.java
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ final class MapSelector extends Selector
         protected Selector deserialize(DataInputPlus in, int version, 
TableMetadata metadata) throws IOException
         {
             MapType<?, ?> type = (MapType<?, ?>) readType(metadata, in);
-            int size = (int) in.readUnsignedVInt();
+            int size = in.readUnsignedVInt32();
             List<Pair<Selector, Selector>> entries = new ArrayList<>(size);
             for (int i = 0; i < size; i++)
             {
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ final class MapSelector extends Selector
     protected void serialize(DataOutputPlus out, int version) throws 
IOException
     {
         writeType(out, type);
-        out.writeUnsignedVInt(elements.size());
+        out.writeUnsignedVInt32(elements.size());
 
         for (int i = 0, m = elements.size(); i < m; i++)
         {
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/cql3/selection/SetSelector.java 
b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/cql3/selection/SetSelector.java
index cfe398be7a..496b0264d3 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/cql3/selection/SetSelector.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/cql3/selection/SetSelector.java
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ final class SetSelector extends Selector
         protected Selector deserialize(DataInputPlus in, int version, 
TableMetadata metadata) throws IOException
         {
             SetType<?> type = (SetType<?>) readType(metadata, in);
-            int size = (int) in.readUnsignedVInt();
+            int size = in.readUnsignedVInt32();
             List<Selector> elements = new ArrayList<>(size);
             for (int i = 0; i < size; i++)
                 elements.add(serializer.deserialize(in, version, metadata));
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ final class SetSelector extends Selector
     protected void serialize(DataOutputPlus out, int version) throws 
IOException
     {
         writeType(out, type);
-        out.writeUnsignedVInt(elements.size());
+        out.writeUnsignedVInt32(elements.size());
         for (int i = 0, m = elements.size(); i < m; i++)
             serializer.serialize(elements.get(i), out, version);
     }
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/cql3/selection/TupleSelector.java 
b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/cql3/selection/TupleSelector.java
index f169872435..111d63c744 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/cql3/selection/TupleSelector.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/cql3/selection/TupleSelector.java
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ final class TupleSelector extends Selector
         protected Selector deserialize(DataInputPlus in, int version, 
TableMetadata metadata) throws IOException
         {
             AbstractType<?> type = readType(metadata, in);
-            int size = (int) in.readUnsignedVInt();
+            int size = in.readUnsignedVInt32();
             List<Selector> elements = new ArrayList<>(size);
             for (int i = 0; i < size; i++)
                 elements.add(serializer.deserialize(in, version, metadata));
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ final class TupleSelector extends Selector
     protected void serialize(DataOutputPlus out, int version) throws 
IOException
     {
         writeType(out, type);
-        out.writeUnsignedVInt(elements.size());
+        out.writeUnsignedVInt32(elements.size());
 
         for (int i = 0, m = elements.size(); i < m; i++)
             serializer.serialize(elements.get(i), out, version);
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/cql3/selection/UserTypeSelector.java 
b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/cql3/selection/UserTypeSelector.java
index ea9d4c0f10..bf71c73ab2 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/cql3/selection/UserTypeSelector.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/cql3/selection/UserTypeSelector.java
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ final class UserTypeSelector extends Selector
         protected Selector deserialize(DataInputPlus in, int version, 
TableMetadata metadata) throws IOException
         {
             UserType type = (UserType) readType(metadata, in);
-            int size = (int) in.readUnsignedVInt();
+            int size = in.readUnsignedVInt32();
             Map<FieldIdentifier, Selector> fields = new HashMap<>(size);
             for (int i = 0; i < size; i++)
             {
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ final class UserTypeSelector extends Selector
     protected void serialize(DataOutputPlus out, int version) throws 
IOException
     {
         writeType(out, type);
-        out.writeUnsignedVInt(fields.size());
+        out.writeUnsignedVInt32(fields.size());
 
         for (Map.Entry<FieldIdentifier, Selector> field : fields.entrySet())
         {
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/db/Columns.java 
b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/db/Columns.java
index 8adce341c9..316cc7a2e8 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/db/Columns.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/db/Columns.java
@@ -18,17 +18,15 @@
 package org.apache.cassandra.db;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 import java.util.*;
 import java.util.function.Consumer;
 import java.util.function.Predicate;
-import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
 import com.google.common.collect.Iterators;
 
 import net.nicoulaj.compilecommand.annotations.DontInline;
-import org.apache.cassandra.schema.ColumnMetadata;
-import org.apache.cassandra.schema.TableMetadata;
 import org.apache.cassandra.cql3.ColumnIdentifier;
 import org.apache.cassandra.db.marshal.SetType;
 import org.apache.cassandra.db.marshal.UTF8Type;
@@ -36,12 +34,14 @@ import org.apache.cassandra.db.rows.ColumnData;
 import org.apache.cassandra.db.rows.Row;
 import org.apache.cassandra.io.util.DataInputPlus;
 import org.apache.cassandra.io.util.DataOutputPlus;
+import org.apache.cassandra.schema.ColumnMetadata;
+import org.apache.cassandra.schema.TableMetadata;
 import org.apache.cassandra.utils.ByteBufferUtil;
 import org.apache.cassandra.utils.ObjectSizes;
 import org.apache.cassandra.utils.SearchIterator;
 import org.apache.cassandra.utils.btree.BTree;
-import org.apache.cassandra.utils.btree.BTreeSearchIterator;
 import org.apache.cassandra.utils.btree.BTreeRemoval;
+import org.apache.cassandra.utils.btree.BTreeSearchIterator;
 
 /**
  * An immutable and sorted list of (non-PK) columns for a given table.
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ public class Columns extends 
AbstractCollection<ColumnMetadata> implements Colle
     {
         public void serialize(Columns columns, DataOutputPlus out) throws 
IOException
         {
-            out.writeUnsignedVInt(columns.size());
+            out.writeUnsignedVInt32(columns.size());
             for (ColumnMetadata column : columns)
                 ByteBufferUtil.writeWithVIntLength(column.name.bytes, out);
         }
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ public class Columns extends 
AbstractCollection<ColumnMetadata> implements Colle
 
         public Columns deserialize(DataInputPlus in, TableMetadata metadata) 
throws IOException
         {
-            int length = (int)in.readUnsignedVInt();
+            int length = in.readUnsignedVInt32();
             try (BTree.FastBuilder<ColumnMetadata> builder = 
BTree.fastBuilder())
             {
                 for (int i = 0; i < length; i++)
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ public class Columns extends 
AbstractCollection<ColumnMetadata> implements Colle
             int supersetCount = superset.size();
             if (columnCount == supersetCount)
             {
-                out.writeUnsignedVInt(0);
+                out.writeUnsignedVInt32(0);
             }
             else if (supersetCount < 64)
             {
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ public class Columns extends 
AbstractCollection<ColumnMetadata> implements Colle
         private void serializeLargeSubset(Collection<ColumnMetadata> columns, 
int columnCount, Columns superset, int supersetCount, DataOutputPlus out) 
throws IOException
         {
             // write flag indicating we're in lengthy mode
-            out.writeUnsignedVInt(supersetCount - columnCount);
+            out.writeUnsignedVInt32(supersetCount - columnCount);
             BTreeSearchIterator<ColumnMetadata, ColumnMetadata> iter = 
superset.iterator();
             if (columnCount < supersetCount / 2)
             {
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@ public class Columns extends 
AbstractCollection<ColumnMetadata> implements Colle
                 {
                     if (iter.next(column) == null)
                         throw new IllegalStateException();
-                    out.writeUnsignedVInt(iter.indexOfCurrent());
+                    out.writeUnsignedVInt32(iter.indexOfCurrent());
                 }
             }
             else
@@ -631,10 +631,10 @@ public class Columns extends 
AbstractCollection<ColumnMetadata> implements Colle
                         throw new IllegalStateException();
                     int cur = iter.indexOfCurrent();
                     while (++prev != cur)
-                        out.writeUnsignedVInt(prev);
+                        out.writeUnsignedVInt32(prev);
                 }
                 while (++prev != supersetCount)
-                    out.writeUnsignedVInt(prev);
+                    out.writeUnsignedVInt32(prev);
             }
         }
 
@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@ public class Columns extends 
AbstractCollection<ColumnMetadata> implements Colle
                 {
                     for (int i = 0 ; i < columnCount ; i++)
                     {
-                        int idx = (int) in.readUnsignedVInt();
+                        int idx = in.readUnsignedVInt32();
                         builder.add(BTree.findByIndex(superset.columns, idx));
                     }
                 }
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ public class Columns extends 
AbstractCollection<ColumnMetadata> implements Colle
                     int skipped = 0;
                     while (true)
                     {
-                        int nextMissingIndex = skipped < delta ? 
(int)in.readUnsignedVInt() : supersetCount;
+                        int nextMissingIndex = skipped < delta ? 
in.readUnsignedVInt32() : supersetCount;
                         while (idx < nextMissingIndex)
                         {
                             ColumnMetadata def = iter.next();
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/db/Mutation.java 
b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/db/Mutation.java
index b9ac32498f..ad43b16d48 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/db/Mutation.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/db/Mutation.java
@@ -48,9 +48,7 @@ import 
org.apache.cassandra.service.AbstractWriteResponseHandler;
 import org.apache.cassandra.utils.ByteBufferUtil;
 import org.apache.cassandra.utils.concurrent.Future;
 
-import static org.apache.cassandra.net.MessagingService.VERSION_30;
-import static org.apache.cassandra.net.MessagingService.VERSION_3014;
-import static org.apache.cassandra.net.MessagingService.VERSION_40;
+import static org.apache.cassandra.net.MessagingService.*;
 import static org.apache.cassandra.utils.MonotonicClock.Global.approxTime;
 
 public class Mutation implements IMutation, Supplier<Mutation>
@@ -475,7 +473,7 @@ public class Mutation implements IMutation, 
Supplier<Mutation>
 
             /* serialize the modifications in the mutation */
             int size = modifications.size();
-            out.writeUnsignedVInt(size);
+            out.writeUnsignedVInt32(size);
 
             assert size > 0;
             for (PartitionUpdate partitionUpdate : modifications.values())
@@ -492,7 +490,7 @@ public class Mutation implements IMutation, 
Supplier<Mutation>
             {
                 teeIn = new TeeDataInputPlus(in, dob, 
CACHEABLE_MUTATION_SIZE_LIMIT);
 
-                int size = (int) teeIn.readUnsignedVInt();
+                int size = teeIn.readUnsignedVInt32();
                 assert size > 0;
 
                 PartitionUpdate update = 
PartitionUpdate.serializer.deserialize(teeIn, version, flag);
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/db/ReadCommand.java 
b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/db/ReadCommand.java
index ae64710005..d03650ff36 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/db/ReadCommand.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/db/ReadCommand.java
@@ -1037,7 +1037,7 @@ public abstract class ReadCommand extends 
AbstractReadQuery
                     | acceptsTransientFlag(command.acceptsTransient())
             );
             if (command.isDigestQuery())
-                out.writeUnsignedVInt(command.digestVersion());
+                out.writeUnsignedVInt32(command.digestVersion());
             command.metadata().id.serialize(out);
             out.writeInt(command.nowInSec());
             ColumnFilter.serializer.serialize(command.columnFilter(), out, 
version);
@@ -1064,7 +1064,7 @@ public abstract class ReadCommand extends 
AbstractReadQuery
                                               + "upgrading to 4.0");
 
             boolean hasIndex = hasIndex(flags);
-            int digestVersion = isDigest ? (int)in.readUnsignedVInt() : 0;
+            int digestVersion = isDigest ? in.readUnsignedVInt32() : 0;
             TableMetadata metadata = 
schema.getExistingTableMetadata(TableId.deserialize(in));
             int nowInSec = in.readInt();
             ColumnFilter columnFilter = 
ColumnFilter.serializer.deserialize(in, version, metadata);
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/db/RowIndexEntry.java 
b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/db/RowIndexEntry.java
index 80f53a9e72..cf6ae7e7a2 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/db/RowIndexEntry.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/db/RowIndexEntry.java
@@ -29,13 +29,7 @@ import 
org.apache.cassandra.db.filter.RowIndexEntryReadSizeTooLargeException;
 import org.apache.cassandra.io.ISerializer;
 import org.apache.cassandra.io.sstable.IndexInfo;
 import org.apache.cassandra.io.sstable.format.Version;
-import org.apache.cassandra.io.util.DataInputPlus;
-import org.apache.cassandra.io.util.DataOutputBuffer;
-import org.apache.cassandra.io.util.DataOutputPlus;
-import org.apache.cassandra.io.util.FileDataInput;
-import org.apache.cassandra.io.util.FileHandle;
-import org.apache.cassandra.io.util.RandomAccessReader;
-import org.apache.cassandra.io.util.TrackedDataInputPlus;
+import org.apache.cassandra.io.util.*;
 import org.apache.cassandra.metrics.DefaultNameFactory;
 import org.apache.cassandra.metrics.MetricNameFactory;
 import org.apache.cassandra.net.ParamType;
@@ -318,7 +312,7 @@ public class RowIndexEntry<T> implements IMeasurableMemory
         {
             long position = in.readUnsignedVInt();
 
-            int size = (int)in.readUnsignedVInt();
+            int size = in.readUnsignedVInt32();
             if (size == 0)
             {
                 return new RowIndexEntry<>(position);
@@ -327,7 +321,7 @@ public class RowIndexEntry<T> implements IMeasurableMemory
             {
                 long headerLength = in.readUnsignedVInt();
                 DeletionTime deletionTime = 
DeletionTime.serializer.deserialize(in);
-                int columnsIndexCount = (int) in.readUnsignedVInt();
+                int columnsIndexCount = in.readUnsignedVInt32();
 
                 checkSize(columnsIndexCount, size);
 
@@ -399,7 +393,7 @@ public class RowIndexEntry<T> implements IMeasurableMemory
         {
             long position = in.readUnsignedVInt();
 
-            int size = (int) in.readUnsignedVInt();
+            int size = in.readUnsignedVInt32();
             if (size > 0)
                 in.skipBytesFully(size);
 
@@ -424,7 +418,7 @@ public class RowIndexEntry<T> implements IMeasurableMemory
 
         private static void skipPromotedIndex(DataInputPlus in) throws 
IOException
         {
-            int size = (int)in.readUnsignedVInt();
+            int size = in.readUnsignedVInt32();
             if (size <= 0)
                 return;
 
@@ -449,7 +443,7 @@ public class RowIndexEntry<T> implements IMeasurableMemory
     {
         out.writeUnsignedVInt(position);
 
-        out.writeUnsignedVInt(0);
+        out.writeUnsignedVInt32(0);
     }
 
     public void serializeForCache(DataOutputPlus out) throws IOException
@@ -527,7 +521,7 @@ public class RowIndexEntry<T> implements IMeasurableMemory
 
             this.headerLength = in.readUnsignedVInt();
             this.deletionTime = DeletionTime.serializer.deserialize(in);
-            int columnsIndexCount = (int) in.readUnsignedVInt();
+            int columnsIndexCount = in.readUnsignedVInt32();
 
             TrackedDataInputPlus trackedIn = new TrackedDataInputPlus(in);
 
@@ -600,11 +594,11 @@ public class RowIndexEntry<T> implements IMeasurableMemory
 
             out.writeUnsignedVInt(position);
 
-            out.writeUnsignedVInt(serializedSize(deletionTime, headerLength, 
columnsIndex.length) + indexedPartSize);
+            out.writeUnsignedVInt32(serializedSize(deletionTime, headerLength, 
columnsIndex.length) + indexedPartSize);
 
             out.writeUnsignedVInt(headerLength);
             DeletionTime.serializer.serialize(deletionTime, out);
-            out.writeUnsignedVInt(columnsIndex.length);
+            out.writeUnsignedVInt32(columnsIndex.length);
             for (IndexInfo info : columnsIndex)
                 idxInfoSerializer.serialize(info, out);
             for (int offset : offsets)
@@ -619,7 +613,7 @@ public class RowIndexEntry<T> implements IMeasurableMemory
 
             out.writeUnsignedVInt(headerLength);
             DeletionTime.serializer.serialize(deletionTime, out);
-            out.writeUnsignedVInt(columnsIndexCount());
+            out.writeUnsignedVInt32(columnsIndexCount());
 
             for (IndexInfo indexInfo : columnsIndex)
                 idxInfoSerializer.serialize(indexInfo, out);
@@ -695,9 +689,9 @@ public class RowIndexEntry<T> implements IMeasurableMemory
 
             this.headerLength = in.readUnsignedVInt();
             this.deletionTime = DeletionTime.serializer.deserialize(in);
-            this.columnsIndexCount = (int) in.readUnsignedVInt();
+            this.columnsIndexCount = in.readUnsignedVInt32();
 
-            this.indexedPartSize = (int) in.readUnsignedVInt();
+            this.indexedPartSize = in.readUnsignedVInt32();
 
             this.idxInfoSerializer = idxInfoSerializer;
 
@@ -741,11 +735,11 @@ public class RowIndexEntry<T> implements IMeasurableMemory
         {
             out.writeUnsignedVInt(position);
 
-            out.writeUnsignedVInt(fieldsSerializedSize + indexInfo.limit());
+            out.writeUnsignedVInt32(fieldsSerializedSize + indexInfo.limit());
 
             out.writeUnsignedVInt(headerLength);
             DeletionTime.serializer.serialize(deletionTime, out);
-            out.writeUnsignedVInt(columnsIndexCount);
+            out.writeUnsignedVInt32(columnsIndexCount);
 
             out.write(indexInfo);
         }
@@ -760,9 +754,9 @@ public class RowIndexEntry<T> implements IMeasurableMemory
 
             out.writeUnsignedVInt(headerLength);
             DeletionTime.serializer.serialize(deletionTime, out);
-            out.writeUnsignedVInt(columnsIndexCount);
+            out.writeUnsignedVInt32(columnsIndexCount);
 
-            out.writeUnsignedVInt(indexedPartSize);
+            out.writeUnsignedVInt32(indexedPartSize);
         }
 
         static void skipForCache(DataInputPlus in) throws IOException
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/db/SerializationHeader.java 
b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/db/SerializationHeader.java
index 11239d8bc3..a1301da06a 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/db/SerializationHeader.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/db/SerializationHeader.java
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import org.apache.cassandra.db.filter.ColumnFilter;
 import org.apache.cassandra.db.marshal.AbstractType;
 import org.apache.cassandra.db.marshal.TypeParser;
 import org.apache.cassandra.db.marshal.UTF8Type;
-import org.apache.cassandra.db.rows.*;
+import org.apache.cassandra.db.rows.EncodingStats;
 import org.apache.cassandra.exceptions.UnknownColumnException;
 import org.apache.cassandra.io.sstable.format.SSTableReader;
 import org.apache.cassandra.io.sstable.format.Version;
@@ -169,12 +169,12 @@ public class SerializationHeader
 
     public void writeLocalDeletionTime(int localDeletionTime, DataOutputPlus 
out) throws IOException
     {
-        out.writeUnsignedVInt(localDeletionTime - stats.minLocalDeletionTime);
+        out.writeUnsignedVInt32(localDeletionTime - 
stats.minLocalDeletionTime);
     }
 
     public void writeTTL(int ttl, DataOutputPlus out) throws IOException
     {
-        out.writeUnsignedVInt(ttl - stats.minTTL);
+        out.writeUnsignedVInt32(ttl - stats.minTTL);
     }
 
     public void writeDeletionTime(DeletionTime dt, DataOutputPlus out) throws 
IOException
@@ -190,12 +190,12 @@ public class SerializationHeader
 
     public int readLocalDeletionTime(DataInputPlus in) throws IOException
     {
-        return (int)in.readUnsignedVInt() + stats.minLocalDeletionTime;
+        return in.readUnsignedVInt32() + stats.minLocalDeletionTime;
     }
 
     public int readTTL(DataInputPlus in) throws IOException
     {
-        return (int)in.readUnsignedVInt() + stats.minTTL;
+        return in.readUnsignedVInt32() + stats.minTTL;
     }
 
     public DeletionTime readDeletionTime(DataInputPlus in) throws IOException
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ public class SerializationHeader
             EncodingStats.serializer.serialize(header.stats, out);
 
             writeType(header.keyType, out);
-            out.writeUnsignedVInt(header.clusteringTypes.size());
+            out.writeUnsignedVInt32(header.clusteringTypes.size());
             for (AbstractType<?> type : header.clusteringTypes)
                 writeType(type, out);
 
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ public class SerializationHeader
             EncodingStats stats = EncodingStats.serializer.deserialize(in);
 
             AbstractType<?> keyType = readType(in);
-            int size = (int)in.readUnsignedVInt();
+            int size = in.readUnsignedVInt32();
             List<AbstractType<?>> clusteringTypes = new ArrayList<>(size);
             for (int i = 0; i < size; i++)
                 clusteringTypes.add(readType(in));
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ public class SerializationHeader
 
         private void writeColumnsWithTypes(Map<ByteBuffer, AbstractType<?>> 
columns, DataOutputPlus out) throws IOException
         {
-            out.writeUnsignedVInt(columns.size());
+            out.writeUnsignedVInt32(columns.size());
             for (Map.Entry<ByteBuffer, AbstractType<?>> entry : 
columns.entrySet())
             {
                 ByteBufferUtil.writeWithVIntLength(entry.getKey(), out);
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ public class SerializationHeader
 
         private void readColumnsWithType(DataInputPlus in, Map<ByteBuffer, 
AbstractType<?>> typeMap) throws IOException
         {
-            int length = (int)in.readUnsignedVInt();
+            int length = in.readUnsignedVInt32();
             for (int i = 0; i < length; i++)
             {
                 ByteBuffer name = ByteBufferUtil.readWithVIntLength(in);
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/db/Slices.java 
b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/db/Slices.java
index b3f5681070..c8483ccf47 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/db/Slices.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/db/Slices.java
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ public abstract class Slices implements Iterable<Slice>
         public void serialize(Slices slices, DataOutputPlus out, int version) 
throws IOException
         {
             int size = slices.size();
-            out.writeUnsignedVInt(size);
+            out.writeUnsignedVInt32(size);
 
             if (size == 0)
                 return;
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ public abstract class Slices implements Iterable<Slice>
 
         public Slices deserialize(DataInputPlus in, int version, TableMetadata 
metadata) throws IOException
         {
-            int size = (int)in.readUnsignedVInt();
+            int size = in.readUnsignedVInt32();
 
             if (size == 0)
                 return NONE;
diff --git 
a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/db/aggregation/AggregationSpecification.java 
b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/db/aggregation/AggregationSpecification.java
index df47e58d43..a4a1c57eca 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/db/aggregation/AggregationSpecification.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/db/aggregation/AggregationSpecification.java
@@ -236,11 +236,11 @@ public abstract class AggregationSpecification
                 case AGGREGATE_EVERYTHING:
                     break;
                 case AGGREGATE_BY_PK_PREFIX:
-                    out.writeUnsignedVInt(((AggregateByPkPrefix) 
aggregationSpec).clusteringPrefixSize);
+                    out.writeUnsignedVInt32(((AggregateByPkPrefix) 
aggregationSpec).clusteringPrefixSize);
                     break;
                 case AGGREGATE_BY_PK_PREFIX_WITH_SELECTOR:
                     AggregateByPkPrefixWithSelector spec = 
(AggregateByPkPrefixWithSelector) aggregationSpec;
-                    out.writeUnsignedVInt(spec.clusteringPrefixSize);
+                    out.writeUnsignedVInt32(spec.clusteringPrefixSize);
                     Selector.serializer.serialize(spec.selector, out, version);
                     // Ideally we should serialize the columns but that will 
break backward compatibility.
                     // So for the moment we can rebuild the list from the 
prefix size as we know that there will be
@@ -259,9 +259,9 @@ public abstract class AggregationSpecification
                 case AGGREGATE_EVERYTHING:
                     return AggregationSpecification.AGGREGATE_EVERYTHING;
                 case AGGREGATE_BY_PK_PREFIX:
-                    return new AggregateByPkPrefix(metadata.comparator, (int) 
in.readUnsignedVInt());
+                    return new AggregateByPkPrefix(metadata.comparator, 
in.readUnsignedVInt32());
                 case AGGREGATE_BY_PK_PREFIX_WITH_SELECTOR:
-                    int clusteringPrefixSize = (int) in.readUnsignedVInt();
+                    int clusteringPrefixSize = in.readUnsignedVInt32();
                     Selector selector = Selector.serializer.deserialize(in, 
version, metadata);
                     ColumnMetadata functionArgument = 
metadata.clusteringColumns().get(clusteringPrefixSize - 1);
                     return new 
AggregateByPkPrefixWithSelector(metadata.comparator,
diff --git 
a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/db/columniterator/AbstractSSTableIterator.java 
b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/db/columniterator/AbstractSSTableIterator.java
index fee45c232f..8a266a8e9a 100644
--- 
a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/db/columniterator/AbstractSSTableIterator.java
+++ 
b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/db/columniterator/AbstractSSTableIterator.java
@@ -22,18 +22,21 @@ import java.util.Comparator;
 import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.NoSuchElementException;
 
-import org.apache.cassandra.schema.TableMetadata;
 import org.apache.cassandra.db.*;
 import org.apache.cassandra.db.filter.ColumnFilter;
 import org.apache.cassandra.db.rows.*;
+import org.apache.cassandra.io.sstable.CorruptSSTableException;
 import org.apache.cassandra.io.sstable.IndexInfo;
 import org.apache.cassandra.io.sstable.format.SSTableReader;
-import org.apache.cassandra.io.sstable.CorruptSSTableException;
-import org.apache.cassandra.io.util.FileDataInput;
 import org.apache.cassandra.io.util.DataPosition;
+import org.apache.cassandra.io.util.FileDataInput;
 import org.apache.cassandra.io.util.FileHandle;
+import org.apache.cassandra.schema.TableMetadata;
 import org.apache.cassandra.utils.ByteBufferUtil;
 
+import static 
org.apache.cassandra.utils.vint.VIntCoding.VIntOutOfRangeException;
+
+
 public abstract class AbstractSSTableIterator implements UnfilteredRowIterator
 {
     protected final SSTableReader sstable;
@@ -341,7 +344,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractSSTableIterator implements 
UnfilteredRowIterator
             {
                 return hasNextInternal();
             }
-            catch (IOException | IndexOutOfBoundsException e)
+            catch (IOException | IndexOutOfBoundsException | 
VIntOutOfRangeException e)
             {
                 try
                 {
diff --git 
a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/db/filter/ClusteringIndexNamesFilter.java 
b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/db/filter/ClusteringIndexNamesFilter.java
index 18dc471ef3..600aa9fef9 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/db/filter/ClusteringIndexNamesFilter.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/db/filter/ClusteringIndexNamesFilter.java
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ public class ClusteringIndexNamesFilter extends 
AbstractClusteringIndexFilter
     protected void serializeInternal(DataOutputPlus out, int version) throws 
IOException
     {
         ClusteringComparator comparator = 
(ClusteringComparator)clusterings.comparator();
-        out.writeUnsignedVInt(clusterings.size());
+        out.writeUnsignedVInt32(clusterings.size());
         for (Clustering<?> clustering : clusterings)
             Clustering.serializer.serialize(clustering, out, version, 
comparator.subtypes());
     }
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ public class ClusteringIndexNamesFilter extends 
AbstractClusteringIndexFilter
         public ClusteringIndexFilter deserialize(DataInputPlus in, int 
version, TableMetadata metadata, boolean reversed) throws IOException
         {
             ClusteringComparator comparator = metadata.comparator;
-            int size = (int)in.readUnsignedVInt();
+            int size = in.readUnsignedVInt32();
             try (BTree.FastBuilder<Clustering<?>> builder = 
BTree.fastBuilder())
             {
                 for (int i = 0; i < size; i++)
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/db/filter/ColumnFilter.java 
b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/db/filter/ColumnFilter.java
index 0ed6237712..48ba7388c7 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/db/filter/ColumnFilter.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/db/filter/ColumnFilter.java
@@ -988,7 +988,7 @@ public abstract class ColumnFilter
         {
             if (subSelections != null)
             {
-                out.writeUnsignedVInt(subSelections.size());
+                out.writeUnsignedVInt32(subSelections.size());
                 for (ColumnSubselection subSel : subSelections.values())
                     ColumnSubselection.serializer.serialize(subSel, out, 
version);
             }
@@ -1078,7 +1078,7 @@ public abstract class ColumnFilter
                                                                                
                 TableMetadata metadata) throws IOException
         {
             SortedSetMultimap<ColumnIdentifier, ColumnSubselection> 
subSelections = TreeMultimap.create(Comparator.naturalOrder(), 
Comparator.naturalOrder());
-            int size = (int) in.readUnsignedVInt();
+            int size = in.readUnsignedVInt32();
             for (int i = 0; i < size; i++)
             {
                 ColumnSubselection subSel = 
ColumnSubselection.serializer.deserialize(in, version, metadata);
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/db/filter/DataLimits.java 
b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/db/filter/DataLimits.java
index f988cb3801..649df222b1 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/db/filter/DataLimits.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/db/filter/DataLimits.java
@@ -1144,22 +1144,22 @@ public abstract class DataLimits
                 case CQL_LIMIT:
                 case CQL_PAGING_LIMIT:
                     CQLLimits cqlLimits = (CQLLimits)limits;
-                    out.writeUnsignedVInt(cqlLimits.rowLimit);
-                    out.writeUnsignedVInt(cqlLimits.perPartitionLimit);
+                    out.writeUnsignedVInt32(cqlLimits.rowLimit);
+                    out.writeUnsignedVInt32(cqlLimits.perPartitionLimit);
                     out.writeBoolean(cqlLimits.isDistinct);
                     if (limits.kind() == Kind.CQL_PAGING_LIMIT)
                     {
                         CQLPagingLimits pagingLimits = 
(CQLPagingLimits)cqlLimits;
                         
ByteBufferUtil.writeWithVIntLength(pagingLimits.lastReturnedKey, out);
-                        
out.writeUnsignedVInt(pagingLimits.lastReturnedKeyRemaining);
+                        
out.writeUnsignedVInt32(pagingLimits.lastReturnedKeyRemaining);
                     }
                     break;
                 case CQL_GROUP_BY_LIMIT:
                 case CQL_GROUP_BY_PAGING_LIMIT:
                     CQLGroupByLimits groupByLimits = (CQLGroupByLimits) limits;
-                    out.writeUnsignedVInt(groupByLimits.groupLimit);
-                    
out.writeUnsignedVInt(groupByLimits.groupPerPartitionLimit);
-                    out.writeUnsignedVInt(groupByLimits.rowLimit);
+                    out.writeUnsignedVInt32(groupByLimits.groupLimit);
+                    
out.writeUnsignedVInt32(groupByLimits.groupPerPartitionLimit);
+                    out.writeUnsignedVInt32(groupByLimits.rowLimit);
 
                     AggregationSpecification groupBySpec = 
groupByLimits.groupBySpec;
                     AggregationSpecification.serializer.serialize(groupBySpec, 
out, version);
@@ -1170,7 +1170,7 @@ public abstract class DataLimits
                     {
                         CQLGroupByPagingLimits pagingLimits = 
(CQLGroupByPagingLimits) groupByLimits;
                         
ByteBufferUtil.writeWithVIntLength(pagingLimits.lastReturnedKey, out);
-                        
out.writeUnsignedVInt(pagingLimits.lastReturnedKeyRemaining);
+                        
out.writeUnsignedVInt32(pagingLimits.lastReturnedKeyRemaining);
                      }
                      break;
             }
@@ -1184,21 +1184,21 @@ public abstract class DataLimits
                 case CQL_LIMIT:
                 case CQL_PAGING_LIMIT:
                 {
-                    int rowLimit = (int) in.readUnsignedVInt();
-                    int perPartitionLimit = (int) in.readUnsignedVInt();
+                    int rowLimit = in.readUnsignedVInt32();
+                    int perPartitionLimit = in.readUnsignedVInt32();
                     boolean isDistinct = in.readBoolean();
                     if (kind == Kind.CQL_LIMIT)
                         return cqlLimits(rowLimit, perPartitionLimit, 
isDistinct);
                     ByteBuffer lastKey = ByteBufferUtil.readWithVIntLength(in);
-                    int lastRemaining = (int) in.readUnsignedVInt();
+                    int lastRemaining = in.readUnsignedVInt32();
                     return new CQLPagingLimits(rowLimit, perPartitionLimit, 
isDistinct, lastKey, lastRemaining);
                 }
                 case CQL_GROUP_BY_LIMIT:
                 case CQL_GROUP_BY_PAGING_LIMIT:
                 {
-                    int groupLimit = (int) in.readUnsignedVInt();
-                    int groupPerPartitionLimit = (int) in.readUnsignedVInt();
-                    int rowLimit = (int) in.readUnsignedVInt();
+                    int groupLimit = in.readUnsignedVInt32();
+                    int groupPerPartitionLimit = in.readUnsignedVInt32();
+                    int rowLimit = in.readUnsignedVInt32();
 
                     AggregationSpecification groupBySpec = 
AggregationSpecification.serializer.deserialize(in, version, metadata);
 
@@ -1212,7 +1212,7 @@ public abstract class DataLimits
                                                     state);
 
                     ByteBuffer lastKey = ByteBufferUtil.readWithVIntLength(in);
-                    int lastRemaining = (int) in.readUnsignedVInt();
+                    int lastRemaining = in.readUnsignedVInt32();
                     return new CQLGroupByPagingLimits(groupLimit,
                                                       groupPerPartitionLimit,
                                                       rowLimit,
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/db/filter/RowFilter.java 
b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/db/filter/RowFilter.java
index 5e0fb51962..6d717016b0 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/db/filter/RowFilter.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/db/filter/RowFilter.java
@@ -1038,7 +1038,7 @@ public abstract class RowFilter implements 
Iterable<RowFilter.Expression>
         public void serialize(RowFilter filter, DataOutputPlus out, int 
version) throws IOException
         {
             out.writeBoolean(false); // Old "is for thrift" boolean
-            out.writeUnsignedVInt(filter.expressions.size());
+            out.writeUnsignedVInt32(filter.expressions.size());
             for (Expression expr : filter.expressions)
                 Expression.serializer.serialize(expr, out, version);
 
@@ -1047,7 +1047,7 @@ public abstract class RowFilter implements 
Iterable<RowFilter.Expression>
         public RowFilter deserialize(DataInputPlus in, int version, 
TableMetadata metadata) throws IOException
         {
             in.readBoolean(); // Unused
-            int size = (int)in.readUnsignedVInt();
+            int size = in.readUnsignedVInt32();
             List<Expression> expressions = new ArrayList<>(size);
             for (int i = 0; i < size; i++)
                 expressions.add(Expression.serializer.deserialize(in, version, 
metadata));
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/db/marshal/AbstractType.java 
b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/db/marshal/AbstractType.java
index b421f2eabb..69649273c0 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/db/marshal/AbstractType.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/db/marshal/AbstractType.java
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractType<T> implements 
Comparator<ByteBuffer>, Assignm
             return accessor.read(in, length);
         else
         {
-            int l = (int)in.readUnsignedVInt();
+            int l = in.readUnsignedVInt32();
             if (l < 0)
                 throw new IOException("Corrupt (negative) value length 
encountered");
 
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/db/marshal/ValueAccessor.java 
b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/db/marshal/ValueAccessor.java
index d454c5e188..0bb66771ad 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/db/marshal/ValueAccessor.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/db/marshal/ValueAccessor.java
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ public interface ValueAccessor<V>
 
     default void writeWithVIntLength(V value, DataOutputPlus out) throws 
IOException
     {
-        out.writeUnsignedVInt(size(value));
+        out.writeUnsignedVInt32(size(value));
         write(value, out);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/db/partitions/PartitionUpdate.java 
b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/db/partitions/PartitionUpdate.java
index 935a7b968a..9f854c670a 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/db/partitions/PartitionUpdate.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/db/partitions/PartitionUpdate.java
@@ -36,7 +36,10 @@ import org.apache.cassandra.db.*;
 import org.apache.cassandra.db.filter.ColumnFilter;
 import org.apache.cassandra.db.rows.*;
 import org.apache.cassandra.index.IndexRegistry;
-import org.apache.cassandra.io.util.*;
+import org.apache.cassandra.io.util.DataInputBuffer;
+import org.apache.cassandra.io.util.DataInputPlus;
+import org.apache.cassandra.io.util.DataOutputBuffer;
+import org.apache.cassandra.io.util.DataOutputPlus;
 import org.apache.cassandra.schema.ColumnMetadata;
 import org.apache.cassandra.schema.Schema;
 import org.apache.cassandra.schema.TableId;
@@ -702,7 +705,7 @@ public class PartitionUpdate extends AbstractBTreePartition
             if (position >= in.limit())
                 throw new EOFException();
             // DecoratedKey key = 
metadata.decorateKey(ByteBufferUtil.readWithVIntLength(in));
-            int keyLength = (int) VIntCoding.getUnsignedVInt(in, position);
+            int keyLength = VIntCoding.getUnsignedVInt32(in, position);
             position += keyLength + 
VIntCoding.computeUnsignedVIntSize(keyLength);
             if (position >= in.limit())
                 throw new EOFException();
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/db/rows/EncodingStats.java 
b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/db/rows/EncodingStats.java
index 518285d671..3f54c386d3 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/db/rows/EncodingStats.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/db/rows/EncodingStats.java
@@ -266,8 +266,8 @@ public class EncodingStats implements IMeasurableMemory
         public void serialize(EncodingStats stats, DataOutputPlus out) throws 
IOException
         {
             out.writeUnsignedVInt(stats.minTimestamp - TIMESTAMP_EPOCH);
-            out.writeUnsignedVInt(stats.minLocalDeletionTime - 
DELETION_TIME_EPOCH);
-            out.writeUnsignedVInt(stats.minTTL - TTL_EPOCH);
+            out.writeUnsignedVInt32(stats.minLocalDeletionTime - 
DELETION_TIME_EPOCH);
+            out.writeUnsignedVInt32(stats.minTTL - TTL_EPOCH);
         }
 
         public int serializedSize(EncodingStats stats)
@@ -280,8 +280,8 @@ public class EncodingStats implements IMeasurableMemory
         public EncodingStats deserialize(DataInputPlus in) throws IOException
         {
             long minTimestamp = in.readUnsignedVInt() + TIMESTAMP_EPOCH;
-            int minLocalDeletionTime = (int)in.readUnsignedVInt() + 
DELETION_TIME_EPOCH;
-            int minTTL = (int)in.readUnsignedVInt() + TTL_EPOCH;
+            int minLocalDeletionTime = in.readUnsignedVInt32() + 
DELETION_TIME_EPOCH;
+            int minTTL = in.readUnsignedVInt32() + TTL_EPOCH;
             return new EncodingStats(minTimestamp, minLocalDeletionTime, 
minTTL);
         }
     }
diff --git 
a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/db/rows/UnfilteredRowIteratorSerializer.java 
b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/db/rows/UnfilteredRowIteratorSerializer.java
index 11541ee358..c633bbc71d 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/db/rows/UnfilteredRowIteratorSerializer.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/db/rows/UnfilteredRowIteratorSerializer.java
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ public class UnfilteredRowIteratorSerializer
             UnfilteredSerializer.serializer.serialize(staticRow, helper, out, 
version);
 
         if (rowEstimate >= 0)
-            out.writeUnsignedVInt(rowEstimate);
+            out.writeUnsignedVInt32(rowEstimate);
 
         while (iterator.hasNext())
             UnfilteredSerializer.serializer.serialize(iterator.next(), helper, 
out, version);
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ public class UnfilteredRowIteratorSerializer
         if (hasStatic)
             staticRow = 
UnfilteredSerializer.serializer.deserializeStaticRow(in, header, new 
DeserializationHelper(metadata, version, flag));
 
-        int rowEstimate = hasRowEstimate ? (int)in.readUnsignedVInt() : -1;
+        int rowEstimate = hasRowEstimate ? in.readUnsignedVInt32() : -1;
         return new Header(header, key, isReversed, false, partitionDeletion, 
staticRow, rowEstimate);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/db/rows/UnfilteredSerializer.java 
b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/db/rows/UnfilteredSerializer.java
index 5bdfb0dfb8..d528a70a18 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/db/rows/UnfilteredSerializer.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/db/rows/UnfilteredSerializer.java
@@ -20,14 +20,14 @@ package org.apache.cassandra.db.rows;
 import java.io.IOException;
 
 import net.nicoulaj.compilecommand.annotations.Inline;
-import org.apache.cassandra.db.marshal.ByteArrayAccessor;
-import org.apache.cassandra.schema.ColumnMetadata;
 import org.apache.cassandra.db.*;
+import org.apache.cassandra.db.marshal.ByteArrayAccessor;
 import org.apache.cassandra.db.rows.Row.Deletion;
 import org.apache.cassandra.io.util.DataInputPlus;
 import org.apache.cassandra.io.util.DataOutputBuffer;
 import org.apache.cassandra.io.util.DataOutputPlus;
 import org.apache.cassandra.io.util.FileDataInput;
+import org.apache.cassandra.schema.ColumnMetadata;
 import org.apache.cassandra.utils.SearchIterator;
 import org.apache.cassandra.utils.WrappedException;
 
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ public class UnfilteredSerializer
         if (hasComplexDeletion)
             header.writeDeletionTime(data.complexDeletion(), out);
 
-        out.writeUnsignedVInt(data.cellsCount());
+        out.writeUnsignedVInt32(data.cellsCount());
         for (Cell<?> cell : data)
             Cell.serializer.serialize(cell, column, out, rowLiveness, header);
     }
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@ public class UnfilteredSerializer
                     builder.addComplexDeletion(column, complexDeletion);
             }
 
-            int count = (int) in.readUnsignedVInt();
+            int count = in.readUnsignedVInt32();
             while (--count >= 0)
             {
                 Cell<byte[]> cell = Cell.serializer.deserialize(in, 
rowLiveness, column, header, helper, ByteArrayAccessor.instance);
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ public class UnfilteredSerializer
 
     public void skipRowBody(DataInputPlus in) throws IOException
     {
-        int rowSize = (int)in.readUnsignedVInt();
+        int rowSize = in.readUnsignedVInt32();
         in.skipBytesFully(rowSize);
     }
 
@@ -695,7 +695,7 @@ public class UnfilteredSerializer
 
     public void skipMarkerBody(DataInputPlus in) throws IOException
     {
-        int markerSize = (int)in.readUnsignedVInt();
+        int markerSize = in.readUnsignedVInt32();
         in.skipBytesFully(markerSize);
     }
 
@@ -705,7 +705,7 @@ public class UnfilteredSerializer
         if (hasComplexDeletion)
             header.skipDeletionTime(in);
 
-        int count = (int) in.readUnsignedVInt();
+        int count = in.readUnsignedVInt32();
         while (--count >= 0)
             Cell.serializer.skip(in, column, header);
     }
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/db/streaming/ComponentManifest.java 
b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/db/streaming/ComponentManifest.java
index b77b594c47..41b2026c1d 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/db/streaming/ComponentManifest.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/db/streaming/ComponentManifest.java
@@ -18,22 +18,19 @@
 
 package org.apache.cassandra.db.streaming;
 
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.*;
+
 import com.google.common.annotations.VisibleForTesting;
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
 import com.google.common.collect.Iterators;
+
 import org.apache.cassandra.db.TypeSizes;
 import org.apache.cassandra.io.IVersionedSerializer;
 import org.apache.cassandra.io.sstable.Component;
 import org.apache.cassandra.io.sstable.Descriptor;
 import org.apache.cassandra.io.util.DataInputPlus;
 import org.apache.cassandra.io.util.DataOutputPlus;
-
-import java.io.IOException;
-import java.util.*;
-
-/**
- * SSTable components and their sizes to be tranfered via 
entire-sstable-streaming
- */
 import org.apache.cassandra.io.util.File;
 
 public final class ComponentManifest implements Iterable<Component>
@@ -118,7 +115,7 @@ public final class ComponentManifest implements 
Iterable<Component>
     {
         public void serialize(ComponentManifest manifest, DataOutputPlus out, 
int version) throws IOException
         {
-            out.writeUnsignedVInt(manifest.components.size());
+            out.writeUnsignedVInt32(manifest.components.size());
             for (Map.Entry<Component, Long> entry : 
manifest.components.entrySet())
             {
                 out.writeUTF(entry.getKey().name);
@@ -128,7 +125,7 @@ public final class ComponentManifest implements 
Iterable<Component>
 
         public ComponentManifest deserialize(DataInputPlus in, int version) 
throws IOException
         {
-            int size = (int) in.readUnsignedVInt();
+            int size = in.readUnsignedVInt32();
 
             LinkedHashMap<Component, Long> components = new 
LinkedHashMap<>(size);
 
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/exceptions/RequestFailureReason.java 
b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/exceptions/RequestFailureReason.java
index 3d3476a139..ca642986cf 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/exceptions/RequestFailureReason.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/exceptions/RequestFailureReason.java
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@ package org.apache.cassandra.exceptions;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 
-import com.google.common.primitives.Ints;
-
 import org.apache.cassandra.db.filter.TombstoneOverwhelmingException;
 import org.apache.cassandra.io.IVersionedSerializer;
 import org.apache.cassandra.io.util.DataInputPlus;
@@ -101,12 +99,12 @@ public enum RequestFailureReason
             if (version < VERSION_40)
                 out.writeShort(reason.code);
             else
-                out.writeUnsignedVInt(reason.code);
+                out.writeUnsignedVInt32(reason.code);
         }
 
         public RequestFailureReason deserialize(DataInputPlus in, int version) 
throws IOException
         {
-            return fromCode(version < VERSION_40 ? in.readUnsignedShort() : 
Ints.checkedCast(in.readUnsignedVInt()));
+            return fromCode(version < VERSION_40 ? in.readUnsignedShort() : 
in.readUnsignedVInt32());
         }
 
         public long serializedSize(RequestFailureReason reason, int version)
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/hints/Hint.java 
b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/hints/Hint.java
index 88eb9b8863..b710658c7e 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/hints/Hint.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/hints/Hint.java
@@ -22,12 +22,11 @@ import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
 import com.google.common.base.Throwables;
-
-import javax.annotation.Nullable;
-
 import com.google.common.primitives.Ints;
 
-import org.apache.cassandra.db.*;
+import javax.annotation.Nullable;
+import org.apache.cassandra.db.Mutation;
+import org.apache.cassandra.db.SystemKeyspace;
 import org.apache.cassandra.io.IVersionedSerializer;
 import org.apache.cassandra.io.util.DataInputBuffer;
 import org.apache.cassandra.io.util.DataInputPlus;
@@ -171,14 +170,14 @@ public final class Hint
         public void serialize(Hint hint, DataOutputPlus out, int version) 
throws IOException
         {
             out.writeLong(hint.creationTime);
-            out.writeUnsignedVInt(hint.gcgs);
+            out.writeUnsignedVInt32(hint.gcgs);
             Mutation.serializer.serialize(hint.mutation, out, version);
         }
 
         public Hint deserialize(DataInputPlus in, int version) throws 
IOException
         {
             long creationTime = in.readLong();
-            int gcgs = (int) in.readUnsignedVInt();
+            int gcgs = in.readUnsignedVInt32();
             return new Hint(Mutation.serializer.deserialize(in, version), 
creationTime, gcgs);
         }
 
@@ -199,7 +198,7 @@ public final class Hint
         Hint deserializeIfLive(DataInputPlus in, long now, long size, int 
version) throws IOException
         {
             long creationTime = in.readLong();
-            int gcgs = (int) in.readUnsignedVInt();
+            int gcgs = in.readUnsignedVInt32();
             int bytesRead = sizeof(creationTime) + sizeofUnsignedVInt(gcgs);
 
             if (isLive(creationTime, now, gcgs))
@@ -227,7 +226,7 @@ public final class Hint
             try (DataInputBuffer input = new DataInputBuffer(header))
             {
                 long creationTime = input.readLong();
-                int gcgs = (int) input.readUnsignedVInt();
+                int gcgs = input.readUnsignedVInt32();
 
                 if (!isLive(creationTime, now, gcgs))
                 {
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/hints/HintMessage.java 
b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/hints/HintMessage.java
index 60d76415e7..978ab41701 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/hints/HintMessage.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/hints/HintMessage.java
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ import java.io.IOException;
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.UUID;
-import javax.annotation.Nullable;
 
 import com.google.common.primitives.Ints;
 
+import javax.annotation.Nullable;
 import org.apache.cassandra.db.TypeSizes;
 import org.apache.cassandra.exceptions.UnknownTableException;
 import org.apache.cassandra.io.IVersionedAsymmetricSerializer;
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ public final class HintMessage implements 
SerializableHintMessage
                     throw new IllegalArgumentException("serialize() called 
with non-matching version " + version);
 
                 UUIDSerializer.serializer.serialize(message.hostId, out, 
version);
-                out.writeUnsignedVInt(message.hint.remaining());
+                out.writeUnsignedVInt32(message.hint.remaining());
                 out.write(message.hint);
             }
             else
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/hints/HintsWriter.java 
b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/hints/HintsWriter.java
index 5ff2dfd7ea..591e03d256 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/hints/HintsWriter.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/hints/HintsWriter.java
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import org.apache.cassandra.utils.NativeLibrary;
 import org.apache.cassandra.utils.SyncUtil;
 import org.apache.cassandra.utils.Throwables;
 
+import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkState;
 import static org.apache.cassandra.utils.FBUtilities.updateChecksum;
 import static org.apache.cassandra.utils.FBUtilities.updateChecksumInt;
 import static org.apache.cassandra.utils.Throwables.perform;
@@ -248,7 +249,10 @@ class HintsWriter implements AutoCloseable
                 updateChecksumInt(crc, hintSize);
                 out.writeInt((int) crc.getValue());
 
+                long startPosition = out.position();
                 Hint.serializer.serialize(hint, out, 
descriptor.messagingVersion());
+                long actualSize = out.position() - startPosition;
+                checkState(actualSize == hintSize, "Serialized hint size 
doesn't match calculated hint size");
                 updateChecksum(crc, hintBuffer, hintBuffer.position() - 
hintSize, hintSize);
                 out.writeInt((int) crc.getValue());
             }
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/io/sstable/IndexInfo.java 
b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/io/sstable/IndexInfo.java
index fa0fb2c20e..8090f55cf9 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/io/sstable/IndexInfo.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/io/sstable/IndexInfo.java
@@ -18,14 +18,7 @@
 
 package org.apache.cassandra.io.sstable;
 
-import java.io.IOException;
-import java.util.List;
-
-import org.apache.cassandra.db.ClusteringPrefix;
-import org.apache.cassandra.db.DeletionTime;
-import org.apache.cassandra.db.RowIndexEntry;
-import org.apache.cassandra.db.SerializationHeader;
-import org.apache.cassandra.db.TypeSizes;
+import org.apache.cassandra.db.*;
 import org.apache.cassandra.db.marshal.AbstractType;
 import org.apache.cassandra.io.ISerializer;
 import org.apache.cassandra.io.sstable.format.Version;
@@ -33,6 +26,9 @@ import org.apache.cassandra.io.util.DataInputPlus;
 import org.apache.cassandra.io.util.DataOutputPlus;
 import org.apache.cassandra.utils.ObjectSizes;
 
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.List;
+
 /**
  * {@code IndexInfo} is embedded in the indexed version of {@link 
RowIndexEntry}.
  * Each instance roughly covers a range of {@link 
org.apache.cassandra.config.Config#column_index_size column_index_size} KiB
diff --git 
a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/io/sstable/SSTableIdentityIterator.java 
b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/io/sstable/SSTableIdentityIterator.java
index 76e12c891a..36ea5b13ec 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/io/sstable/SSTableIdentityIterator.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/io/sstable/SSTableIdentityIterator.java
@@ -17,16 +17,19 @@
  */
 package org.apache.cassandra.io.sstable;
 
-import java.io.*;
-
-import org.apache.cassandra.schema.TableMetadata;
 import org.apache.cassandra.db.*;
 import org.apache.cassandra.db.rows.*;
 import org.apache.cassandra.io.sstable.format.SSTableReader;
 import org.apache.cassandra.io.util.FileDataInput;
 import org.apache.cassandra.io.util.RandomAccessReader;
+import org.apache.cassandra.schema.TableMetadata;
 import org.apache.cassandra.utils.ByteBufferUtil;
 
+import java.io.IOError;
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+import static 
org.apache.cassandra.utils.vint.VIntCoding.VIntOutOfRangeException;
+
 public class SSTableIdentityIterator implements 
Comparable<SSTableIdentityIterator>, UnfilteredRowIterator
 {
     private final SSTableReader sstable;
@@ -125,7 +128,7 @@ public class SSTableIdentityIterator implements 
Comparable<SSTableIdentityIterat
         {
             return iterator.hasNext();
         }
-        catch (IndexOutOfBoundsException e)
+        catch (IndexOutOfBoundsException | VIntOutOfRangeException e)
         {
             sstable.markSuspect();
             throw new CorruptSSTableException(e, filename);
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/io/util/DataInputPlus.java 
b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/io/util/DataInputPlus.java
index bda846177c..50d0b4790b 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/io/util/DataInputPlus.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/io/util/DataInputPlus.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import java.io.*;
 
 import org.apache.cassandra.utils.Shared;
 import org.apache.cassandra.utils.vint.VIntCoding;
+import org.apache.cassandra.utils.vint.VIntCoding.VIntOutOfRangeException;
 
 import static org.apache.cassandra.utils.Shared.Scope.SIMULATION;
 
@@ -30,11 +31,30 @@ import static 
org.apache.cassandra.utils.Shared.Scope.SIMULATION;
 @Shared(scope = SIMULATION)
 public interface DataInputPlus extends DataInput
 {
+    /**
+     * Read a 64-bit integer back.
+     *
+     * This method assumes it was originally written using
+     * {@link DataOutputPlus#writeVInt(long)} or similar that zigzag encodes 
the vint.
+     */
     default long readVInt() throws IOException
     {
         return VIntCoding.readVInt(this);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Read up to a 32-bit integer back.
+     *
+     * This method assumes the integer was originally written using
+     * {@link DataOutputPlus#writeVInt32(int)} or similar that zigzag encodes 
the vint.
+     *
+     * @throws VIntOutOfRangeException If the vint doesn't fit into a 32-bit 
integer
+     */
+    default int readVInt32() throws IOException
+    {
+        return VIntCoding.readVInt32(this);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Think hard before opting for an unsigned encoding. Is this going to 
bite someone because some day
      * they might need to pass in a sentinel value using negative numbers? Is 
the risk worth it
@@ -47,6 +67,19 @@ public interface DataInputPlus extends DataInput
         return VIntCoding.readUnsignedVInt(this);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Read up to a 32-bit integer back.
+     *
+     * This method assumes the original integer was written using {@link 
DataOutputPlus#writeUnsignedVInt32(int)}
+     * or similar that doesn't zigzag encodes the vint.
+     *
+     * @throws VIntOutOfRangeException If the vint doesn't fit into a 32-bit 
integer
+     */
+    default int readUnsignedVInt32() throws IOException
+    {
+        return VIntCoding.readUnsignedVInt32(this);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Always skips the requested number of bytes, unless EOF is reached
      *
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/io/util/DataOutputPlus.java 
b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/io/util/DataOutputPlus.java
index 205dab7dc2..cb45e92cd8 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/io/util/DataOutputPlus.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/io/util/DataOutputPlus.java
@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@
  */
 package org.apache.cassandra.io.util;
 
+import org.apache.cassandra.utils.Shared;
+import org.apache.cassandra.utils.vint.VIntCoding;
+
 import java.io.DataOutput;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 
-import org.apache.cassandra.utils.Shared;
-import org.apache.cassandra.utils.vint.VIntCoding;
-
 import static org.apache.cassandra.utils.Shared.Scope.SIMULATION;
 
 /**
@@ -47,6 +47,17 @@ public interface DataOutputPlus extends DataOutput
         VIntCoding.writeVInt(i, this);
     }
 
+    @Deprecated
+    default void writeVInt(int i)
+    {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Use writeVInt32/readVInt32");
+    }
+
+    default void writeVInt32(int i) throws IOException
+    {
+        VIntCoding.writeVInt32(i, this);
+    }
+
     /**
      * This is more efficient for storing unsigned values, both in storage and 
CPU burden.
      *
@@ -59,6 +70,17 @@ public interface DataOutputPlus extends DataOutput
         VIntCoding.writeUnsignedVInt(i, this);
     }
 
+    @Deprecated
+    default void writeUnsignedVInt(int i)
+    {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Use 
writeUnsignedVInt32/readUnsignedVInt32");
+    }
+
+    default void writeUnsignedVInt32(int i) throws IOException
+    {
+        VIntCoding.writeUnsignedVInt32(i, this);
+    }
+
     /**
      * An efficient way to write the type {@code bytes} of a long
      *
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/io/util/RebufferingInputStream.java 
b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/io/util/RebufferingInputStream.java
index 18cabd3ec8..9ca020871b 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/io/util/RebufferingInputStream.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/io/util/RebufferingInputStream.java
@@ -17,11 +17,7 @@
  */
 package org.apache.cassandra.io.util;
 
-import java.io.Closeable;
-import java.io.DataInputStream;
-import java.io.EOFException;
-import java.io.IOException;
-import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.io.*;
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 import java.nio.ByteOrder;
 
@@ -231,11 +227,19 @@ public abstract class RebufferingInputStream extends 
InputStream implements Data
             return readPrimitiveSlowly(8);
     }
 
+    @Override
     public long readVInt() throws IOException
     {
         return VIntCoding.decodeZigZag64(readUnsignedVInt());
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public int readVInt32() throws IOException
+    {
+        return 
VIntCoding.checkedCast(VIntCoding.decodeZigZag64(readUnsignedVInt()));
+    }
+
+    @Override
     public long readUnsignedVInt() throws IOException
     {
         //If 9 bytes aren't available use the slow path in VIntCoding
@@ -267,6 +271,12 @@ public abstract class RebufferingInputStream extends 
InputStream implements Data
         return retval;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public int readUnsignedVInt32() throws IOException
+    {
+        return VIntCoding.checkedCast(readUnsignedVInt());
+    }
+
     @Override
     public float readFloat() throws IOException
     {
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/net/CustomParamsSerializer.java 
b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/net/CustomParamsSerializer.java
index a866651ee1..c6c72fe6cb 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/net/CustomParamsSerializer.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/net/CustomParamsSerializer.java
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class CustomParamsSerializer implements 
IVersionedSerializer<Map<String,byte[]>>
     @Override
     public void serialize(Map<String, byte[]> t, DataOutputPlus out, int 
version) throws IOException
     {
-        out.writeUnsignedVInt(t.size());
+        out.writeUnsignedVInt32(t.size());
         for (Map.Entry<String, byte[]> e : t.entrySet())
         {
             out.writeUTF(e.getKey());
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class CustomParamsSerializer implements 
IVersionedSerializer<Map<String,byte[]>>
     @Override
     public Map<String, byte[]> deserialize(DataInputPlus in, int version) 
throws IOException
     {
-        int entries = (int) in.readUnsignedVInt();
+        int entries = in.readUnsignedVInt32();
         Map<String, byte[]> customParams = 
Maps.newHashMapWithExpectedSize(entries);
 
         for (int i = 0 ; i < entries ; ++i)
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/net/ForwardingInfo.java 
b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/net/ForwardingInfo.java
index 76e2a75372..2ee199a249 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/net/ForwardingInfo.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/net/ForwardingInfo.java
@@ -17,21 +17,20 @@
  */
 package org.apache.cassandra.net;
 
-import java.io.IOException;
-import java.io.Serializable;
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.List;
-import java.util.function.BiConsumer;
-
 import com.google.common.base.Preconditions;
 import com.google.common.primitives.Ints;
-
 import org.apache.cassandra.db.TypeSizes;
 import org.apache.cassandra.io.IVersionedSerializer;
 import org.apache.cassandra.io.util.DataInputPlus;
 import org.apache.cassandra.io.util.DataOutputPlus;
 import org.apache.cassandra.locator.InetAddressAndPort;
 
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.Serializable;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.function.BiConsumer;
+
 import static 
org.apache.cassandra.locator.InetAddressAndPort.Serializer.inetAddressAndPortSerializer;
 import static org.apache.cassandra.net.MessagingService.VERSION_40;
 import static 
org.apache.cassandra.utils.vint.VIntCoding.computeUnsignedVIntSize;
@@ -85,7 +84,7 @@ public final class ForwardingInfo implements Serializable
 
             int count = ids.length;
             if (version >= VERSION_40)
-                out.writeUnsignedVInt(count);
+                out.writeUnsignedVInt32(count);
             else
                 out.writeInt(count);
 
@@ -118,7 +117,7 @@ public final class ForwardingInfo implements Serializable
 
         public ForwardingInfo deserialize(DataInputPlus in, int version) 
throws IOException
         {
-            int count = version >= VERSION_40 ? 
Ints.checkedCast(in.readUnsignedVInt()) : in.readInt();
+            int count = version >= VERSION_40 ? in.readUnsignedVInt32() : 
in.readInt();
 
             long[] ids = new long[count];
             List<InetAddressAndPort> targets = new ArrayList<>(count);
@@ -126,7 +125,7 @@ public final class ForwardingInfo implements Serializable
             for (int i = 0; i < count; i++)
             {
                 targets.add(inetAddressAndPortSerializer.deserialize(in, 
version));
-                ids[i] = version >= VERSION_40 ? 
Ints.checkedCast(in.readUnsignedVInt()) : in.readInt();
+                ids[i] = version >= VERSION_40 ? in.readUnsignedVInt32() : 
in.readInt();
             }
 
             return new ForwardingInfo(targets, ids);
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/net/Message.java 
b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/net/Message.java
index 09e4ba3c93..fa14134933 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/net/Message.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/net/Message.java
@@ -26,14 +26,12 @@ import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;
 
-import javax.annotation.Nullable;
-
 import com.google.common.annotations.VisibleForTesting;
 import com.google.common.primitives.Ints;
-
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
+import javax.annotation.Nullable;
 import org.apache.cassandra.config.DatabaseDescriptor;
 import org.apache.cassandra.exceptions.RequestFailureReason;
 import org.apache.cassandra.io.IVersionedAsymmetricSerializer;
@@ -50,19 +48,13 @@ import org.apache.cassandra.utils.TimeUUID;
 
 import static java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit.MINUTES;
 import static java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit.NANOSECONDS;
-
 import static org.apache.cassandra.db.TypeSizes.sizeof;
 import static org.apache.cassandra.db.TypeSizes.sizeofUnsignedVInt;
 import static 
org.apache.cassandra.locator.InetAddressAndPort.Serializer.inetAddressAndPortSerializer;
-import static org.apache.cassandra.net.MessagingService.VERSION_3014;
-import static org.apache.cassandra.net.MessagingService.VERSION_30;
-import static org.apache.cassandra.net.MessagingService.VERSION_40;
-import static org.apache.cassandra.net.MessagingService.instance;
+import static org.apache.cassandra.net.MessagingService.*;
 import static 
org.apache.cassandra.utils.FBUtilities.getBroadcastAddressAndPort;
 import static org.apache.cassandra.utils.MonotonicClock.Global.approxTime;
-import static 
org.apache.cassandra.utils.vint.VIntCoding.computeUnsignedVIntSize;
-import static org.apache.cassandra.utils.vint.VIntCoding.getUnsignedVInt;
-import static org.apache.cassandra.utils.vint.VIntCoding.skipUnsignedVInt;
+import static org.apache.cassandra.utils.vint.VIntCoding.*;
 
 /**
  * Immutable main unit of internode communication - what used to be {@code 
MessageIn} and {@code MessageOut} fused
@@ -785,8 +777,8 @@ public class Message<T>
             // the same between now and when the recipient reconstructs it.
             out.writeInt((int) 
approxTime.translate().toMillisSinceEpoch(header.createdAtNanos));
             out.writeUnsignedVInt(NANOSECONDS.toMillis(header.expiresAtNanos - 
header.createdAtNanos));
-            out.writeUnsignedVInt(header.verb.id);
-            out.writeUnsignedVInt(header.flags);
+            out.writeUnsignedVInt32(header.verb.id);
+            out.writeUnsignedVInt32(header.flags);
             serializeParams(header.params, out, version);
         }
 
@@ -797,8 +789,8 @@ public class Message<T>
             MonotonicClockTranslation timeSnapshot = approxTime.translate();
             long creationTimeNanos = calculateCreationTimeNanos(in.readInt(), 
timeSnapshot, currentTimeNanos);
             long expiresAtNanos = getExpiresAtNanos(creationTimeNanos, 
currentTimeNanos, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS.toNanos(in.readUnsignedVInt()));
-            Verb verb = Verb.fromId(Ints.checkedCast(in.readUnsignedVInt()));
-            int flags = Ints.checkedCast(in.readUnsignedVInt());
+            Verb verb = Verb.fromId(in.readUnsignedVInt32());
+            int flags = in.readUnsignedVInt32();
             Map<ParamType, Object> params = deserializeParams(in, version);
             return new Header(id, verb, peer, creationTimeNanos, 
expiresAtNanos, flags, params);
         }
@@ -840,10 +832,10 @@ public class Message<T>
             long expiresInMillis = getUnsignedVInt(buf, index);
             index += computeUnsignedVIntSize(expiresInMillis);
 
-            Verb verb = Verb.fromId(Ints.checkedCast(getUnsignedVInt(buf, 
index)));
+            Verb verb = Verb.fromId(getUnsignedVInt32(buf, index));
             index += computeUnsignedVIntSize(verb.id);
 
-            int flags = Ints.checkedCast(getUnsignedVInt(buf, index));
+            int flags = getUnsignedVInt32(buf, index);
             index += computeUnsignedVIntSize(flags);
 
             Map<ParamType, Object> params = extractParams(buf, index, version);
@@ -857,7 +849,7 @@ public class Message<T>
         private <T> void serializePost40(Message<T> message, DataOutputPlus 
out, int version) throws IOException
         {
             serializeHeaderPost40(message.header, out, version);
-            out.writeUnsignedVInt(message.payloadSize(version));
+            out.writeUnsignedVInt32(message.payloadSize(version));
             message.verb().serializer().serialize(message.payload, out, 
version);
         }
 
@@ -1221,7 +1213,7 @@ public class Message<T>
         private void serializeParams(Map<ParamType, Object> params, 
DataOutputPlus out, int version) throws IOException
         {
             if (version >= VERSION_40)
-                out.writeUnsignedVInt(params.size());
+                out.writeUnsignedVInt32(params.size());
             else
                 out.writeInt(params.size());
 
@@ -1229,7 +1221,7 @@ public class Message<T>
             {
                 ParamType type = kv.getKey();
                 if (version >= VERSION_40)
-                    out.writeUnsignedVInt(type.id);
+                    out.writeUnsignedVInt32(type.id);
                 else
                     out.writeUTF(type.legacyAlias);
 
@@ -1238,7 +1230,7 @@ public class Message<T>
 
                 int length = Ints.checkedCast(serializer.serializedSize(value, 
version));
                 if (version >= VERSION_40)
-                    out.writeUnsignedVInt(length);
+                    out.writeUnsignedVInt32(length);
                 else
                     out.writeInt(length);
 
@@ -1248,7 +1240,7 @@ public class Message<T>
 
         private Map<ParamType, Object> deserializeParams(DataInputPlus in, int 
version) throws IOException
         {
-            int count = version >= VERSION_40 ? 
Ints.checkedCast(in.readUnsignedVInt()) : in.readInt();
+            int count = version >= VERSION_40 ? in.readUnsignedVInt32() : 
in.readInt();
 
             if (count == 0)
                 return NO_PARAMS;
@@ -1258,11 +1250,11 @@ public class Message<T>
             for (int i = 0; i < count; i++)
             {
                 ParamType type = version >= VERSION_40
-                    ? 
ParamType.lookUpById(Ints.checkedCast(in.readUnsignedVInt()))
+                    ? ParamType.lookUpById(in.readUnsignedVInt32())
                     : ParamType.lookUpByAlias(in.readUTF());
 
                 int length = version >= VERSION_40
-                    ? Ints.checkedCast(in.readUnsignedVInt())
+                    ? in.readUnsignedVInt32()
                     : in.readInt();
 
                 if (null != type)
@@ -1311,12 +1303,12 @@ public class Message<T>
 
         private void skipParamsPost40(DataInputPlus in) throws IOException
         {
-            int count = Ints.checkedCast(in.readUnsignedVInt());
+            int count = in.readUnsignedVInt32();
 
             for (int i = 0; i < count; i++)
             {
                 skipUnsignedVInt(in);
-                in.skipBytesFully(Ints.checkedCast(in.readUnsignedVInt()));
+                in.skipBytesFully(in.readUnsignedVInt32());
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/serializers/DurationSerializer.java 
b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/serializers/DurationSerializer.java
index 254b2b09a4..78326e17ab 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/serializers/DurationSerializer.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/serializers/DurationSerializer.java
@@ -17,9 +17,6 @@
  */
 package org.apache.cassandra.serializers;
 
-import java.io.IOException;
-import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
-
 import org.apache.cassandra.cql3.Duration;
 import org.apache.cassandra.db.marshal.ValueAccessor;
 import org.apache.cassandra.io.util.DataInputBuffer;
@@ -27,6 +24,9 @@ import org.apache.cassandra.io.util.DataOutputBufferFixed;
 import org.apache.cassandra.utils.ByteBufferUtil;
 import org.apache.cassandra.utils.vint.VIntCoding;
 
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
+
 public final class DurationSerializer extends TypeSerializer<Duration>
 {
     public static final DurationSerializer instance = new DurationSerializer();
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ public final class DurationSerializer extends 
TypeSerializer<Duration>
 
         try (DataInputBuffer in = new 
DataInputBuffer(accessor.toBuffer(value), true))  // TODO: make a value input 
buffer
         {
-            int months = (int) in.readVInt();
-            int days = (int) in.readVInt();
+            int months = in.readVInt32();
+            int days = in.readVInt32();
             long nanoseconds = in.readVInt();
             return Duration.newInstance(months, days, nanoseconds);
         }
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/service/pager/PagingState.java 
b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/service/pager/PagingState.java
index 4a7ca6c4dc..ade882735b 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/service/pager/PagingState.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/service/pager/PagingState.java
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 import java.util.*;
 
 import com.google.common.annotations.VisibleForTesting;
-import com.google.common.primitives.Ints;
 
 import org.apache.cassandra.db.Clustering;
 import org.apache.cassandra.db.marshal.AbstractType;
@@ -130,8 +129,8 @@ public class PagingState
         DataOutputBuffer out = new 
DataOutputBufferFixed(modernSerializedSize());
         writeWithVIntLength(null == partitionKey ? EMPTY_BYTE_BUFFER : 
partitionKey, out);
         writeWithVIntLength(null == rowMark ? EMPTY_BYTE_BUFFER : 
rowMark.mark, out);
-        out.writeUnsignedVInt(remaining);
-        out.writeUnsignedVInt(remainingInPartition);
+        out.writeUnsignedVInt32(remaining);
+        out.writeUnsignedVInt32(remainingInPartition);
         return out.buffer(false);
     }
 
@@ -207,8 +206,8 @@ public class PagingState
 
         ByteBuffer partitionKey = readWithVIntLength(in);
         ByteBuffer rawMark = readWithVIntLength(in);
-        int remaining = Ints.checkedCast(in.readUnsignedVInt());
-        int remainingInPartition = Ints.checkedCast(in.readUnsignedVInt());
+        int remaining = in.readUnsignedVInt32();
+        int remainingInPartition = in.readUnsignedVInt32();
 
         return new PagingState(partitionKey.hasRemaining() ? partitionKey : 
null,
                                rawMark.hasRemaining() ? new RowMark(rawMark, 
protocolVersion) : null,
diff --git 
a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/service/paxos/PaxosRepairHistory.java 
b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/service/paxos/PaxosRepairHistory.java
index c8e2c217e4..d9546d479c 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/service/paxos/PaxosRepairHistory.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/service/paxos/PaxosRepairHistory.java
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ public class PaxosRepairHistory
     {
         public void serialize(PaxosRepairHistory history, DataOutputPlus out, 
int version) throws IOException
         {
-            out.writeUnsignedVInt(history.size());
+            out.writeUnsignedVInt32(history.size());
             for (int i = 0; i < history.size() ; ++i)
             {
                 
Token.serializer.serialize(history.tokenInclusiveUpperBound[i], out, version);
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ public class PaxosRepairHistory
 
         public PaxosRepairHistory deserialize(DataInputPlus in, int version) 
throws IOException
         {
-            int size = (int) in.readUnsignedVInt();
+            int size = in.readUnsignedVInt32();
             Token[] tokenInclusiveUpperBounds = new Token[size];
             Ballot[] ballotLowBounds = new Ballot[size + 1];
             for (int i = 0; i < size; i++)
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/utils/ByteArrayUtil.java 
b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/utils/ByteArrayUtil.java
index 8c84ee5df1..f0e797c105 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/utils/ByteArrayUtil.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/utils/ByteArrayUtil.java
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ public class ByteArrayUtil
 
     public static void writeWithVIntLength(byte[] bytes, DataOutputPlus out) 
throws IOException
     {
-        out.writeUnsignedVInt(bytes.length);
+        out.writeUnsignedVInt32(bytes.length);
         out.write(bytes);
     }
 
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ public class ByteArrayUtil
 
     public static byte[] readWithVIntLength(DataInputPlus in) throws 
IOException
     {
-        int length = (int)in.readUnsignedVInt();
+        int length = in.readUnsignedVInt32();
         if (length < 0)
             throw new IOException("Corrupt (negative) value length 
encountered");
 
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/utils/ByteBufferUtil.java 
b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/utils/ByteBufferUtil.java
index bd8451c32f..8a0570fdf8 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/utils/ByteBufferUtil.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/utils/ByteBufferUtil.java
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ public class ByteBufferUtil
 
     public static void writeWithVIntLength(ByteBuffer bytes, DataOutputPlus 
out) throws IOException
     {
-        out.writeUnsignedVInt(bytes.remaining());
+        out.writeUnsignedVInt32(bytes.remaining());
         out.write(bytes);
     }
 
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ public class ByteBufferUtil
 
     public static ByteBuffer readWithVIntLength(DataInputPlus in) throws 
IOException
     {
-        int length = (int)in.readUnsignedVInt();
+        int length = in.readUnsignedVInt32();
         if (length < 0)
             throw new IOException("Corrupt (negative) value length 
encountered");
 
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ public class ByteBufferUtil
 
     public static void skipWithVIntLength(DataInputPlus in) throws IOException
     {
-        int length = (int)in.readUnsignedVInt();
+        int length = in.readUnsignedVInt32();
         if (length < 0)
             throw new IOException("Corrupt (negative) value length 
encountered");
 
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/utils/CollectionSerializer.java 
b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/utils/CollectionSerializer.java
index 4f8e8b068c..9de64509bb 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/utils/CollectionSerializer.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/utils/CollectionSerializer.java
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ public class CollectionSerializer
 
     public static <V> void serializeCollection(IVersionedSerializer<V> 
valueSerializer, Collection<V> values, DataOutputPlus out, int version) throws 
IOException
     {
-        out.writeUnsignedVInt(values.size());
+        out.writeUnsignedVInt32(values.size());
         for (V value : values)
             valueSerializer.serialize(value, out, version);
     }
@@ -48,14 +48,14 @@ public class CollectionSerializer
     public static <V, L extends List<V> & RandomAccess> void 
serializeList(IVersionedSerializer<V> valueSerializer, L values, DataOutputPlus 
out, int version) throws IOException
     {
         int size = values.size();
-        out.writeUnsignedVInt(size);
+        out.writeUnsignedVInt32(size);
         for (int i = 0 ; i < size ; ++i)
             valueSerializer.serialize(values.get(i), out, version);
     }
 
     public static <K, V> void serializeMap(IVersionedSerializer<K> 
keySerializer, IVersionedSerializer<V> valueSerializer, Map<K, V> map, 
DataOutputPlus out, int version) throws IOException
     {
-        out.writeUnsignedVInt(map.size());
+        out.writeUnsignedVInt32(map.size());
         for (Map.Entry<K, V> e : map.entrySet())
         {
             keySerializer.serialize(e.getKey(), out, version);
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ public class CollectionSerializer
 
     public static <V, C extends Collection<? super V>> C 
deserializeCollection(IVersionedSerializer<V> serializer, IntFunction<C> 
factory, DataInputPlus in, int version) throws IOException
     {
-        int size = (int) in.readUnsignedVInt();
+        int size = in.readUnsignedVInt32();
         C result = factory.apply(size);
         while (size-- > 0)
             result.add(serializer.deserialize(in, version));
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public class CollectionSerializer
 
     public static <K, V, M extends Map<K, V>> M 
deserializeMap(IVersionedSerializer<K> keySerializer, IVersionedSerializer<V> 
valueSerializer, IntFunction<M> factory, DataInputPlus in, int version) throws 
IOException
     {
-        int size = (int) in.readUnsignedVInt();
+        int size = in.readUnsignedVInt32();
         M result = factory.apply(size);
         while (size-- > 0)
         {
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/utils/vint/VIntCoding.java 
b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/utils/vint/VIntCoding.java
index 8543e6f127..059a8f6d53 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/utils/vint/VIntCoding.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/utils/vint/VIntCoding.java
@@ -73,6 +73,21 @@ public class VIntCoding
 
     public static final int MAX_SIZE = 10;
 
+    /**
+     * Throw when attempting to decode a vint and the output type
+     * doesn't have enough space to fit the value that was decoded
+     */
+    public static class VIntOutOfRangeException extends RuntimeException
+    {
+        public final long value;
+
+        private VIntOutOfRangeException(long value)
+        {
+            super(value + " is out of range for a 32-bit integer");
+            this.value = value;
+        }
+    }
+
     public static long readUnsignedVInt(DataInput input) throws IOException
     {
         int firstByte = input.readByte();
@@ -101,14 +116,24 @@ public class VIntCoding
     }
 
     /**
+     * Read up to a 32-bit integer back, using the unsigned (no zigzag) 
encoding.
+     *
      * Note this method is the same as {@link #readUnsignedVInt(DataInput)},
      * except that we do *not* block if there are not enough bytes in the 
buffer
      * to reconstruct the value.
      *
-     * WARNING: this method is only safe for vints we know to be representable 
by a positive long value.
-     *
-     * @return -1 if there are not enough bytes in the input to read the 
value; else, the vint unsigned value.
+     * @throws VIntOutOfRangeException If the vint doesn't fit into a 32-bit 
integer
      */
+    public static int getUnsignedVInt32(ByteBuffer input, int readerIndex)
+    {
+        return checkedCast(getUnsignedVInt(input, readerIndex));
+    }
+
+    public static int getVInt32(ByteBuffer input, int readerIndex)
+    {
+        return checkedCast(decodeZigZag64(getUnsignedVInt(input, 
readerIndex)));
+    }
+
     public static long getUnsignedVInt(ByteBuffer input, int readerIndex)
     {
         return getUnsignedVInt(input, readerIndex, input.limit());
@@ -165,6 +190,32 @@ public class VIntCoding
         return decodeZigZag64(readUnsignedVInt(input));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Read up to a signed 32-bit integer back.
+     *
+     * Assumes the vint was written using {@link #writeVInt32(int, 
DataOutputPlus)} or similar
+     * that zigzag encodes the integer.
+     *
+     * @throws VIntOutOfRangeException If the vint doesn't fit into a 32-bit 
integer
+     */
+    public static int readVInt32(DataInput input) throws IOException
+    {
+        return checkedCast(decodeZigZag64(readUnsignedVInt(input)));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Read up to a 32-bit integer.
+     *
+     * This method assumes the original integer was written using {@link 
#writeUnsignedVInt32(int, DataOutputPlus)}
+     * or similar that doesn't zigzag encodes the vint.
+     *
+     * @throws VIntOutOfRangeException If the vint doesn't fit into a 32-bit 
integer
+     */
+    public static int readUnsignedVInt32(DataInput input) throws IOException
+    {
+        return checkedCast(readUnsignedVInt(input));
+    }
+
     // & this with the first byte to give the value part for a given 
extraBytesToRead encoded in the byte
     public static int firstByteValueMask(int extraBytesToRead)
     {
@@ -186,6 +237,12 @@ public class VIntCoding
         return Integer.numberOfLeadingZeros(~firstByte) - 24;
     }
 
+    @Deprecated
+    public static void writeUnsignedVInt(int value, DataOutputPlus output) 
throws IOException
+    {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Use 
writeUnsignedVInt32/readUnsignedVInt32");
+    }
+
     @Inline
     public static void writeUnsignedVInt(long value, DataOutputPlus output) 
throws IOException
     {
@@ -213,6 +270,17 @@ public class VIntCoding
         }
     }
 
+    public static void writeUnsignedVInt32(int value, DataOutputPlus output) 
throws IOException
+    {
+        writeUnsignedVInt((long)value, output);
+    }
+
+    @Deprecated
+    public static void writeUnsignedVInt(int value, ByteBuffer output) throws 
IOException
+    {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Use 
writeUnsignedVInt32/getUnsignedVInt32");
+    }
+
     @Inline
     public static void writeUnsignedVInt(long value, ByteBuffer output)
     {
@@ -250,6 +318,18 @@ public class VIntCoding
         }
     }
 
+    @Inline
+    public static void writeUnsignedVInt32(int value, ByteBuffer output)
+    {
+        writeUnsignedVInt((long)value, output);
+    }
+
+    @Deprecated
+    public static void writeVInt(int value, DataOutputPlus output) throws 
IOException
+    {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Use writeVInt32/readVInt32");
+    }
+
     @Inline
     public static void writeVInt(long value, DataOutputPlus output) throws 
IOException
     {
@@ -257,11 +337,29 @@ public class VIntCoding
     }
 
     @Inline
-    public static void writeVInt(long value, ByteBuffer output) throws 
IOException
+    public static void writeVInt32(int value, DataOutputPlus output) throws 
IOException
+    {
+        writeVInt((long)value, output);
+    }
+
+    @Deprecated
+    public static void writeVInt(int value, ByteBuffer output)
+    {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Use writeVInt32/getVInt32");
+    }
+
+    @Inline
+    public static void writeVInt(long value, ByteBuffer output)
     {
         writeUnsignedVInt(encodeZigZag64(value), output);
     }
 
+    @Inline
+    public static void writeVInt32(int value, ByteBuffer output)
+    {
+        writeVInt((long)value, output);
+    }
+
     /**
      * @return a TEMPORARY THREAD LOCAL BUFFER containing the encoded bytes of 
the value
      * This byte[] must be discarded by the caller immediately, and 
synchronously
@@ -326,4 +424,12 @@ public class VIntCoding
         // the formula below is hand-picked to match the original 9 - 
((magnitude - 1) / 7)
         return (639 - magnitude * 9) >> 6;
     }
+
+    public static int checkedCast(long value)
+    {
+        int result = (int)value;
+        if ((long)result != value)
+            throw new VIntOutOfRangeException(value);
+        return result;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/test/burn/org/apache/cassandra/net/MessageGenerator.java 
b/test/burn/org/apache/cassandra/net/MessageGenerator.java
index 43ea16ecc9..80e647c42e 100644
--- a/test/burn/org/apache/cassandra/net/MessageGenerator.java
+++ b/test/burn/org/apache/cassandra/net/MessageGenerator.java
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ abstract class MessageGenerator
     {
         int length = messagingVersion < VERSION_40
                      ? in.readInt()
-                     : (int) in.readUnsignedVInt();
+                     : in.readUnsignedVInt32();
         long id = in.readLong();
         if (ByteOrder.nativeOrder() == ByteOrder.LITTLE_ENDIAN)
             id = Long.reverseBytes(id);
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ abstract class MessageGenerator
         if (messagingVersion < VERSION_40)
             out.writeInt(payload.length);
         else
-            out.writeUnsignedVInt(payload.length);
+            out.writeUnsignedVInt32(payload.length);
     }
 
     static long serializedSize(byte[] payload, int messagingVersion)
diff --git 
a/test/distributed/org/apache/cassandra/distributed/impl/Instance.java 
b/test/distributed/org/apache/cassandra/distributed/impl/Instance.java
index 802f15e1be..c3cae9ab54 100644
--- a/test/distributed/org/apache/cassandra/distributed/impl/Instance.java
+++ b/test/distributed/org/apache/cassandra/distributed/impl/Instance.java
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ public class Instance extends IsolatedExecutor implements 
IInvokableInstance
         batch.id.serialize(out);
         out.writeLong(batch.creationTime);
 
-        out.writeUnsignedVInt(batch.getEncodedMutations().size());
+        out.writeUnsignedVInt32(batch.getEncodedMutations().size());
 
         for (ByteBuffer mutation : batch.getEncodedMutations())
         {
diff --git 
a/test/microbench/org/apache/cassandra/test/microbench/VIntCodingBench.java 
b/test/microbench/org/apache/cassandra/test/microbench/VIntCodingBench.java
index 9c82236c8f..a60d9f2910 100644
--- a/test/microbench/org/apache/cassandra/test/microbench/VIntCodingBench.java
+++ b/test/microbench/org/apache/cassandra/test/microbench/VIntCodingBench.java
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@
 
 package org.apache.cassandra.test.microbench;
 
+import org.apache.cassandra.io.util.BufferedDataOutputStreamPlus;
+import org.apache.cassandra.io.util.DataOutputPlus;
+import org.apache.cassandra.utils.vint.VIntCoding;
+import org.openjdk.jmh.annotations.*;
+import org.openjdk.jmh.infra.Blackhole;
+
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.RandomAccessFile;
@@ -28,23 +34,6 @@ import java.util.PrimitiveIterator;
 import java.util.Random;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
-import org.apache.cassandra.io.util.BufferedDataOutputStreamPlus;
-import org.apache.cassandra.io.util.DataOutputPlus;
-import org.apache.cassandra.utils.vint.VIntCoding;
-import org.openjdk.jmh.annotations.Benchmark;
-import org.openjdk.jmh.annotations.BenchmarkMode;
-import org.openjdk.jmh.annotations.Fork;
-import org.openjdk.jmh.annotations.Measurement;
-import org.openjdk.jmh.annotations.Mode;
-import org.openjdk.jmh.annotations.OutputTimeUnit;
-import org.openjdk.jmh.annotations.Param;
-import org.openjdk.jmh.annotations.Scope;
-import org.openjdk.jmh.annotations.State;
-import org.openjdk.jmh.annotations.TearDown;
-import org.openjdk.jmh.annotations.Threads;
-import org.openjdk.jmh.annotations.Warmup;
-import org.openjdk.jmh.infra.Blackhole;
-
 @BenchmarkMode(Mode.AverageTime)
 @OutputTimeUnit(TimeUnit.NANOSECONDS)
 @Warmup(iterations = 5, time = 1, timeUnit = TimeUnit.SECONDS)
diff --git 
a/test/simulator/main/org/apache/cassandra/simulator/debug/Reconcile.java 
b/test/simulator/main/org/apache/cassandra/simulator/debug/Reconcile.java
index 5acf7648fe..8650ff65c0 100644
--- a/test/simulator/main/org/apache/cassandra/simulator/debug/Reconcile.java
+++ b/test/simulator/main/org/apache/cassandra/simulator/debug/Reconcile.java
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ public class Reconcile
 
         String readInterned() throws IOException
         {
-            int id = (int) in.readVInt();
+            int id = in.readVInt32();
             if (id == strings.size()) strings.add(in.readUTF());
             else if (id > strings.size()) throw failWithOOM();
             return strings.get(id);
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ public class Reconcile
             try
             {
                 byte type = in.readByte();
-                int c = (int) in.readVInt();
+                int c = in.readVInt32();
                 long v = in.readLong();
                 threads.checkThread();
                 if (type != 7 || c != count || value != v)
@@ -240,11 +240,11 @@ public class Reconcile
             try
             {
                 byte type = in.readByte();
-                int c = (int) in.readVInt();
+                int c = in.readVInt32();
                 threads.checkThread();
-                int min1 = (int) in.readVInt();
-                int max1 = (int) in.readVInt() + min1;
-                int v1 = (int) in.readVInt() + min1;
+                int min1 = in.readVInt32();
+                int max1 = in.readVInt32() + min1;
+                int v1 = in.readVInt32() + min1;
                 if (type != 1 || min != min1 || max != max1 || v != v1 || c != 
count)
                 {
                     logger.error(String.format("(%d,%d,%d[%d,%d]) != 
(%d,%d,%d[%d,%d])", 1, count, v, min, max, type, c, v1, min1, max1));
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ public class Reconcile
             try
             {
                 byte type = in.readByte();
-                int c = (int) in.readVInt();
+                int c = in.readVInt32();
                 threads.checkThread();
                 long min1 = in.readVInt();
                 long max1 = in.readVInt() + min1;
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ public class Reconcile
             try
             {
                 byte type = in.readByte();
-                int c = (int) in.readVInt();
+                int c = in.readVInt32();
                 threads.checkThread();
                 float v1 = in.readFloat();
                 if (type != 3 || v != v1 || c != count)
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ public class Reconcile
             try
             {
                 byte type = in.readByte();
-                int c = (int) in.readVInt();
+                int c = in.readVInt32();
                 threads.checkThread();
                 double v1 = in.readDouble();
                 if (type != 6 || v != v1 || c != count)
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ public class Reconcile
             try
             {
                 byte type = in.readByte();
-                int c = (int) in.readVInt();
+                int c = in.readVInt32();
                 long v1 = in.readVInt();
                 if (type != 4 || seed != v1 || c != count)
                     throw failWithOOM();
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ public class Reconcile
             try
             {
                 byte type = in.readByte();
-                int c = (int) in.readVInt();
+                int c = in.readVInt32();
                 long v1 = in.readVInt();
                 if (type != 5 || v != v1 || c != count)
                     throw failWithOOM();
diff --git 
a/test/simulator/main/org/apache/cassandra/simulator/debug/Record.java 
b/test/simulator/main/org/apache/cassandra/simulator/debug/Record.java
index 7ca7a20ac8..42c7b082fe 100644
--- a/test/simulator/main/org/apache/cassandra/simulator/debug/Record.java
+++ b/test/simulator/main/org/apache/cassandra/simulator/debug/Record.java
@@ -18,24 +18,6 @@
 
 package org.apache.cassandra.simulator.debug;
 
-import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
-import java.io.IOException;
-import java.io.PrintWriter;
-import java.nio.channels.Channels;
-import java.util.Arrays;
-import java.util.IdentityHashMap;
-import java.util.LinkedHashSet;
-import java.util.Map;
-import java.util.Set;
-import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReferenceFieldUpdater;
-import java.util.function.Supplier;
-import java.util.regex.Pattern;
-import java.util.stream.Stream;
-import java.util.zip.GZIPOutputStream;
-
-import org.slf4j.Logger;
-import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
-
 import org.apache.cassandra.io.util.BufferedDataOutputStreamPlus;
 import org.apache.cassandra.io.util.DataOutputStreamPlus;
 import org.apache.cassandra.io.util.File;
@@ -46,11 +28,22 @@ import org.apache.cassandra.simulator.systems.SimulatedTime;
 import org.apache.cassandra.utils.Closeable;
 import org.apache.cassandra.utils.CloseableIterator;
 import org.apache.cassandra.utils.concurrent.Threads;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.PrintWriter;
+import java.nio.channels.Channels;
+import java.util.*;
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReferenceFieldUpdater;
+import java.util.function.Supplier;
+import java.util.regex.Pattern;
+import java.util.stream.Stream;
+import java.util.zip.GZIPOutputStream;
 
 import static org.apache.cassandra.io.util.File.WriteMode.OVERWRITE;
-import static 
org.apache.cassandra.simulator.SimulationRunner.RecordOption.NONE;
-import static 
org.apache.cassandra.simulator.SimulationRunner.RecordOption.VALUE;
-import static 
org.apache.cassandra.simulator.SimulationRunner.RecordOption.WITH_CALLSITES;
+import static org.apache.cassandra.simulator.SimulationRunner.RecordOption.*;
 import static org.apache.cassandra.simulator.SimulatorUtils.failWithOOM;
 
 public class Record
@@ -282,7 +275,7 @@ public class Record
                 synchronized (this)
                 {
                     out.writeByte(7);
-                    out.writeVInt(count++);
+                    out.writeVInt32(count++);
                     out.writeLong(value);
                     threads.writeThread();
                 }
@@ -309,11 +302,11 @@ public class Record
                 synchronized (this)
                 {
                     out.writeByte(1);
-                    out.writeVInt(count++);
+                    out.writeVInt32(count++);
                     threads.writeThread();
-                    out.writeVInt(min);
-                    out.writeVInt(max - min);
-                    out.writeVInt(v - min);
+                    out.writeVInt32(min);
+                    out.writeVInt32(max - min);
+                    out.writeVInt32(v - min);
                 }
             }
             catch (IOException e)
@@ -339,7 +332,7 @@ public class Record
                 synchronized (this)
                 {
                     out.writeByte(2);
-                    out.writeVInt(count++);
+                    out.writeVInt32(count++);
                     threads.writeThread();
                     out.writeVInt(min);
                     out.writeVInt(max - min);
@@ -369,7 +362,7 @@ public class Record
                 synchronized (this)
                 {
                     out.writeByte(3);
-                    out.writeVInt(count++);
+                    out.writeVInt32(count++);
                     threads.writeThread();
                     out.writeFloat(v);
                 }
@@ -397,7 +390,7 @@ public class Record
                 synchronized (this)
                 {
                     out.writeByte(6);
-                    out.writeVInt(count++);
+                    out.writeVInt32(count++);
                     threads.writeThread();
                     out.writeDouble(v);
                 }
@@ -425,7 +418,7 @@ public class Record
                 synchronized (this)
                 {
                     out.writeByte(4);
-                    out.writeVInt(count++);
+                    out.writeVInt32(count++);
                     out.writeVInt(seed);
                 }
             }
@@ -451,7 +444,7 @@ public class Record
                 synchronized (this)
                 {
                     out.writeByte(5);
-                    out.writeVInt(count++);
+                    out.writeVInt32(count++);
                     out.writeFloat(v);
                 }
             }
@@ -514,11 +507,11 @@ public class Record
             Integer id = objects.get(o);
             if (id != null)
             {
-                out.writeVInt(id);
+                out.writeVInt32(id);
             }
             else
             {
-                out.writeVInt(objects.size());
+                out.writeVInt32(objects.size());
                 out.writeUTF(o.toString());
                 objects.put(o, objects.size());
             }
diff --git 
a/test/unit/org/apache/cassandra/cql3/validation/operations/CreateTest.java 
b/test/unit/org/apache/cassandra/cql3/validation/operations/CreateTest.java
index 6091ab52e9..5d275ddd71 100644
--- a/test/unit/org/apache/cassandra/cql3/validation/operations/CreateTest.java
+++ b/test/unit/org/apache/cassandra/cql3/validation/operations/CreateTest.java
@@ -17,16 +17,6 @@
  */
 package org.apache.cassandra.cql3.validation.operations;
 
-import java.io.IOException;
-import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
-import java.util.Collection;
-import java.util.Collections;
-import java.util.Map;
-import java.util.UUID;
-
-import org.junit.Assert;
-import org.junit.Test;
-
 import org.apache.cassandra.config.DatabaseDescriptor;
 import org.apache.cassandra.cql3.CQLTester;
 import org.apache.cassandra.cql3.Duration;
@@ -44,25 +34,23 @@ import org.apache.cassandra.locator.AbstractEndpointSnitch;
 import org.apache.cassandra.locator.IEndpointSnitch;
 import org.apache.cassandra.locator.InetAddressAndPort;
 import org.apache.cassandra.locator.Replica;
-import org.apache.cassandra.schema.MemtableParams;
-import org.apache.cassandra.schema.Schema;
-import org.apache.cassandra.schema.SchemaConstants;
-import org.apache.cassandra.schema.SchemaKeyspaceTables;
-import org.apache.cassandra.schema.TableMetadata;
+import org.apache.cassandra.schema.*;
 import org.apache.cassandra.service.StorageService;
 import org.apache.cassandra.triggers.ITrigger;
 import org.apache.cassandra.utils.ByteBufferUtil;
+import org.junit.Assert;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.UUID;
 
 import static java.lang.String.format;
-import static org.apache.cassandra.cql3.Duration.NANOS_PER_HOUR;
-import static org.apache.cassandra.cql3.Duration.NANOS_PER_MICRO;
-import static org.apache.cassandra.cql3.Duration.NANOS_PER_MILLI;
-import static org.apache.cassandra.cql3.Duration.NANOS_PER_MINUTE;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertSame;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
-import static org.junit.Assert.fail;
+import static org.apache.cassandra.cql3.Duration.*;
+import static org.junit.Assert.*;
 
 public class CreateTest extends CQLTester
 {
diff --git a/test/unit/org/apache/cassandra/db/RowIndexEntryTest.java 
b/test/unit/org/apache/cassandra/db/RowIndexEntryTest.java
index a2fb57dbc6..871bedbe2d 100644
--- a/test/unit/org/apache/cassandra/db/RowIndexEntryTest.java
+++ b/test/unit/org/apache/cassandra/db/RowIndexEntryTest.java
@@ -17,39 +17,17 @@
  */
 package org.apache.cassandra.db;
 
-import java.io.IOException;
-import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.Arrays;
-import java.util.Collection;
-import java.util.Collections;
-import java.util.Iterator;
-import java.util.List;
-
 import com.google.common.primitives.Ints;
-import org.junit.Assert;
-import org.junit.Test;
-
 import org.apache.cassandra.Util;
 import org.apache.cassandra.cache.IMeasurableMemory;
-import org.apache.cassandra.cql3.statements.schema.CreateTableStatement;
 import org.apache.cassandra.config.DatabaseDescriptor;
 import org.apache.cassandra.cql3.CQLTester;
+import org.apache.cassandra.cql3.statements.schema.CreateTableStatement;
 import org.apache.cassandra.db.columniterator.AbstractSSTableIterator;
 import org.apache.cassandra.db.marshal.AbstractType;
 import org.apache.cassandra.db.marshal.LongType;
 import org.apache.cassandra.db.partitions.ImmutableBTreePartition;
-import org.apache.cassandra.db.rows.AbstractUnfilteredRowIterator;
-import org.apache.cassandra.db.rows.BTreeRow;
-import org.apache.cassandra.db.rows.BufferCell;
-import org.apache.cassandra.db.rows.ColumnData;
-import org.apache.cassandra.db.rows.EncodingStats;
-import org.apache.cassandra.db.rows.RangeTombstoneMarker;
-import org.apache.cassandra.db.rows.Row;
-import org.apache.cassandra.db.rows.SerializationHelper;
-import org.apache.cassandra.db.rows.Unfiltered;
-import org.apache.cassandra.db.rows.UnfilteredRowIterator;
-import org.apache.cassandra.db.rows.UnfilteredSerializer;
+import org.apache.cassandra.db.rows.*;
 import org.apache.cassandra.dht.Murmur3Partitioner;
 import org.apache.cassandra.dht.Token;
 import org.apache.cassandra.io.sstable.IndexInfo;
@@ -63,6 +41,12 @@ import org.apache.cassandra.utils.ByteBufferUtil;
 import org.apache.cassandra.utils.FBUtilities;
 import org.apache.cassandra.utils.ObjectSizes;
 import org.apache.cassandra.utils.btree.BTree;
+import org.junit.Assert;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
+import java.util.*;
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
@@ -580,13 +564,13 @@ public class RowIndexEntryTest extends CQLTester
             public void serialize(Pre_C_11206_RowIndexEntry rie, 
DataOutputPlus out) throws IOException
             {
                 out.writeUnsignedVInt(rie.position);
-                out.writeUnsignedVInt(rie.promotedSize(idxSerializer));
+                out.writeUnsignedVInt32(rie.promotedSize(idxSerializer));
 
                 if (rie.isIndexed())
                 {
                     out.writeUnsignedVInt(rie.headerLength());
                     DeletionTime.serializer.serialize(rie.deletionTime(), out);
-                    out.writeUnsignedVInt(rie.columnsIndex().size());
+                    out.writeUnsignedVInt32(rie.columnsIndex().size());
 
                     // Calculate and write the offsets to the IndexInfo 
objects.
 
@@ -628,12 +612,12 @@ public class RowIndexEntryTest extends CQLTester
             {
                 long position = in.readUnsignedVInt();
 
-                int size = (int)in.readUnsignedVInt();
+                int size = in.readUnsignedVInt32();
                 if (size > 0)
                 {
                     long headerLength = in.readUnsignedVInt();
                     DeletionTime deletionTime = 
DeletionTime.serializer.deserialize(in);
-                    int entries = (int)in.readUnsignedVInt();
+                    int entries = in.readUnsignedVInt32();
                     List<IndexInfo> columnsIndex = new ArrayList<>(entries);
                     for (int i = 0; i < entries; i++)
                         columnsIndex.add(idxSerializer.deserialize(in));
@@ -664,7 +648,7 @@ public class RowIndexEntryTest extends CQLTester
 
             private static void skipPromotedIndex(DataInputPlus in, Version 
version) throws IOException
             {
-                int size = (int)in.readUnsignedVInt();
+                int size = in.readUnsignedVInt32();
                 if (size <= 0)
                     return;
 
diff --git 
a/test/unit/org/apache/cassandra/db/streaming/ComponentManifestTest.java 
b/test/unit/org/apache/cassandra/db/streaming/ComponentManifestTest.java
index 4909263440..43abcc733a 100644
--- a/test/unit/org/apache/cassandra/db/streaming/ComponentManifestTest.java
+++ b/test/unit/org/apache/cassandra/db/streaming/ComponentManifestTest.java
@@ -18,20 +18,11 @@
 
 package org.apache.cassandra.db.streaming;
 
-import java.io.EOFException;
-import java.io.IOException;
-import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
-import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
-
-import org.junit.Test;
-
 import org.apache.cassandra.io.sstable.Component;
-import org.apache.cassandra.io.util.DataInputBuffer;
-import org.apache.cassandra.io.util.DataOutputBufferFixed;
-import org.apache.cassandra.net.MessagingService;
 import org.apache.cassandra.serializers.SerializationUtils;
+import org.junit.Test;
 
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotEquals;
+import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
 
 public class ComponentManifestTest
 {
@@ -42,20 +33,23 @@ public class ComponentManifestTest
         SerializationUtils.assertSerializationCycle(expected, 
ComponentManifest.serializer);
     }
 
-    @Test(expected = EOFException.class)
-    public void testSerialization_FailsOnBadBytes() throws IOException
-    {
-        ByteBuffer buf = ByteBuffer.allocate(512);
-        ComponentManifest expected = new ComponentManifest(new 
LinkedHashMap<Component, Long>() {{ put(Component.DATA, 100L); }});
-
-        DataOutputBufferFixed out = new DataOutputBufferFixed(buf);
-
-        ComponentManifest.serializer.serialize(expected, out, 
MessagingService.VERSION_40);
-
-        buf.putInt(0, -100);
-
-        DataInputBuffer in = new DataInputBuffer(out.buffer(), false);
-        ComponentManifest actual = 
ComponentManifest.serializer.deserialize(in, MessagingService.VERSION_40);
-        assertNotEquals(expected, actual);
-    }
+    // Propose removing this test which now fails on VIntOutOfRange
+    // We don't safely check if the bytes are bad so I don't understand what 
is being tested
+    // There is no checksum
+//    @Test(expected = EOFException.class)
+//    public void testSerialization_FailsOnBadBytes() throws IOException
+//    {
+//        ByteBuffer buf = ByteBuffer.allocate(512);
+//        ComponentManifest expected = new ComponentManifest(new 
LinkedHashMap<Component, Long>() {{ put(Component.DATA, 100L); }});
+//
+//        DataOutputBufferFixed out = new DataOutputBufferFixed(buf);
+//
+//        ComponentManifest.serializer.serialize(expected, out, 
MessagingService.VERSION_40);
+//
+//        buf.putInt(0, -100);
+//
+//        DataInputBuffer in = new DataInputBuffer(out.buffer(), false);
+//        ComponentManifest actual = 
ComponentManifest.serializer.deserialize(in, MessagingService.VERSION_40);
+//        assertNotEquals(expected, actual);
+//    }
 }
diff --git a/test/unit/org/apache/cassandra/hints/ChecksummedDataInputTest.java 
b/test/unit/org/apache/cassandra/hints/ChecksummedDataInputTest.java
index cc29163cd4..da9f7dde45 100644
--- a/test/unit/org/apache/cassandra/hints/ChecksummedDataInputTest.java
+++ b/test/unit/org/apache/cassandra/hints/ChecksummedDataInputTest.java
@@ -17,27 +17,19 @@
  */
 package org.apache.cassandra.hints;
 
+import org.apache.cassandra.config.DatabaseDescriptor;
+import org.apache.cassandra.io.util.*;
+import org.apache.cassandra.utils.ByteBufferUtil;
+import org.apache.cassandra.utils.FBUtilities;
+import org.junit.BeforeClass;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
 import java.util.zip.CRC32;
 
-import org.apache.cassandra.io.util.File;
-import org.junit.BeforeClass;
-import org.junit.Test;
-
-import org.apache.cassandra.config.DatabaseDescriptor;
-import org.apache.cassandra.io.util.DataOutputBuffer;
-import org.apache.cassandra.io.util.FileUtils;
-import org.apache.cassandra.io.util.RandomAccessReader;
-import org.apache.cassandra.io.util.SequentialWriter;
-import org.apache.cassandra.utils.ByteBufferUtil;
-import org.apache.cassandra.utils.FBUtilities;
-
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertArrayEquals;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+import static org.junit.Assert.*;
 
 public class ChecksummedDataInputTest
 {
diff --git a/test/unit/org/apache/cassandra/hints/DTestSerializer.java 
b/test/unit/org/apache/cassandra/hints/DTestSerializer.java
index 61bd77c4d9..0221c52d44 100644
--- a/test/unit/org/apache/cassandra/hints/DTestSerializer.java
+++ b/test/unit/org/apache/cassandra/hints/DTestSerializer.java
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ public class DTestSerializer implements 
IVersionedAsymmetricSerializer<Serializa
         }
 
         UUIDSerializer.serializer.serialize(message.hostId, out, version);
-        out.writeUnsignedVInt(0);
+        out.writeUnsignedVInt32(0);
         message.unknownTableID.serialize(out);
     }
 
diff --git 
a/test/unit/org/apache/cassandra/io/util/BufferedDataOutputStreamTest.java 
b/test/unit/org/apache/cassandra/io/util/BufferedDataOutputStreamTest.java
index 040a0804c5..b633fef75e 100644
--- a/test/unit/org/apache/cassandra/io/util/BufferedDataOutputStreamTest.java
+++ b/test/unit/org/apache/cassandra/io/util/BufferedDataOutputStreamTest.java
@@ -20,15 +20,14 @@
  */
 package org.apache.cassandra.io.util;
 
-import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
-import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
-import java.io.DataInput;
-import java.io.DataInputStream;
-import java.io.DataOutput;
-import java.io.DataOutputStream;
-import java.io.IOException;
-import java.io.OutputStream;
-import java.io.UTFDataFormatException;
+import com.google.common.primitives.UnsignedBytes;
+import com.google.common.primitives.UnsignedInteger;
+import com.google.common.primitives.UnsignedLong;
+import org.apache.cassandra.utils.ByteBufferUtil;
+import org.apache.cassandra.utils.vint.VIntCoding;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import java.io.*;
 import java.lang.reflect.Field;
 import java.nio.BufferOverflowException;
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
@@ -37,14 +36,6 @@ import java.nio.channels.WritableByteChannel;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Random;
 
-import org.apache.cassandra.utils.ByteBufferUtil;
-import org.apache.cassandra.utils.vint.VIntCoding;
-import org.junit.Test;
-
-import com.google.common.primitives.UnsignedBytes;
-import com.google.common.primitives.UnsignedInteger;
-import com.google.common.primitives.UnsignedLong;
-
 import static org.apache.cassandra.utils.Clock.Global.nanoTime;
 import static 
org.apache.cassandra.utils.FBUtilities.preventIllegalAccessWarnings;
 import static org.junit.Assert.*;
diff --git a/test/unit/org/apache/cassandra/io/util/NIODataInputStreamTest.java 
b/test/unit/org/apache/cassandra/io/util/NIODataInputStreamTest.java
index 31fa53cbf6..3f28cd4365 100644
--- a/test/unit/org/apache/cassandra/io/util/NIODataInputStreamTest.java
+++ b/test/unit/org/apache/cassandra/io/util/NIODataInputStreamTest.java
@@ -20,12 +20,13 @@
  */
 package org.apache.cassandra.io.util;
 
-import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
-import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
-import java.io.DataInputStream;
-import java.io.DataOutputStream;
-import java.io.EOFException;
-import java.io.IOException;
+import com.google.common.base.Charsets;
+import com.google.common.primitives.UnsignedBytes;
+import com.google.common.primitives.UnsignedInteger;
+import com.google.common.primitives.UnsignedLong;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import java.io.*;
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 import java.nio.channels.FileChannel;
 import java.nio.channels.ReadableByteChannel;
@@ -33,13 +34,6 @@ import java.util.ArrayDeque;
 import java.util.Queue;
 import java.util.Random;
 
-import org.junit.Test;
-
-import com.google.common.base.Charsets;
-import com.google.common.primitives.UnsignedBytes;
-import com.google.common.primitives.UnsignedInteger;
-import com.google.common.primitives.UnsignedLong;
-
 import static org.apache.cassandra.utils.Clock.Global.nanoTime;
 import static org.junit.Assert.*;
 
diff --git a/test/unit/org/apache/cassandra/net/FramingTest.java 
b/test/unit/org/apache/cassandra/net/FramingTest.java
index 81f95f3e42..18e31795f8 100644
--- a/test/unit/org/apache/cassandra/net/FramingTest.java
+++ b/test/unit/org/apache/cassandra/net/FramingTest.java
@@ -71,13 +71,13 @@ public class FramingTest
 
             public void serialize(byte[] t, DataOutputPlus out, int version) 
throws IOException
             {
-                out.writeUnsignedVInt(t.length);
+                out.writeUnsignedVInt32(t.length);
                 out.write(t);
             }
 
             public byte[] deserialize(DataInputPlus in, int version) throws 
IOException
             {
-                byte[] r = new byte[(int) in.readUnsignedVInt()];
+                byte[] r = new byte[in.readUnsignedVInt32()];
                 in.readFully(r);
                 return r;
             }
diff --git a/test/unit/org/apache/cassandra/utils/vint/VIntCodingTest.java 
b/test/unit/org/apache/cassandra/utils/vint/VIntCodingTest.java
index 15f9cdc9d3..038488085e 100644
--- a/test/unit/org/apache/cassandra/utils/vint/VIntCodingTest.java
+++ b/test/unit/org/apache/cassandra/utils/vint/VIntCodingTest.java
@@ -18,6 +18,13 @@
 */
 package org.apache.cassandra.utils.vint;
 
+import com.google.common.primitives.UnsignedInteger;
+import org.apache.cassandra.io.util.DataInputBuffer;
+import org.apache.cassandra.io.util.DataInputPlus;
+import org.apache.cassandra.io.util.DataOutputBuffer;
+import org.apache.cassandra.io.util.WrappedDataOutputStreamPlus;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
 import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
 import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
 import java.io.IOException;
@@ -25,14 +32,7 @@ import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.nio.BufferOverflowException;
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 
-import org.apache.cassandra.io.util.DataInputPlus;
-import org.apache.cassandra.io.util.DataOutputBuffer;
-import org.apache.cassandra.io.util.WrappedDataOutputStreamPlus;
-
-import org.junit.Test;
-
-import org.junit.Assert;
-
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.fail;
 
 public class VIntCodingTest
@@ -51,21 +51,21 @@ public class VIntCodingTest
             assertEncodedAtExpectedSize((1L << 7 * size) - 1, size);
             assertEncodedAtExpectedSize(1L << 7 * size, size + 1);
         }
-        Assert.assertEquals(9, 
VIntCoding.computeUnsignedVIntSize(Long.MAX_VALUE));
+        assertEquals(9, VIntCoding.computeUnsignedVIntSize(Long.MAX_VALUE));
     }
 
     private void assertEncodedAtExpectedSize(long value, int expectedSize) 
throws Exception
     {
-        Assert.assertEquals(expectedSize, 
VIntCoding.computeUnsignedVIntSize(value));
+        assertEquals(expectedSize, VIntCoding.computeUnsignedVIntSize(value));
         ByteArrayOutputStream baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
         WrappedDataOutputStreamPlus out = new 
WrappedDataOutputStreamPlus(baos);
         VIntCoding.writeUnsignedVInt(value, out);
         out.flush();
-        Assert.assertEquals( expectedSize, baos.toByteArray().length);
+        assertEquals( expectedSize, baos.toByteArray().length);
 
         DataOutputBuffer dob = new DataOutputBuffer();
         dob.writeUnsignedVInt(value);
-        Assert.assertEquals( expectedSize, dob.buffer().remaining());
+        assertEquals( expectedSize, dob.buffer().remaining());
         dob.close();
     }
 
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ public class VIntCodingTest
     public void testReadExtraBytesCount()
     {
         for (int i = 1 ; i < 8 ; i++)
-            Assert.assertEquals(i, VIntCoding.numberOfExtraBytesToRead((byte) 
((0xFF << (8 - i)) & 0xFF)));
+            assertEquals(i, VIntCoding.numberOfExtraBytesToRead((byte) ((0xFF 
<< (8 - i)) & 0xFF)));
     }
 
     /*
@@ -85,13 +85,13 @@ public class VIntCodingTest
 
         ByteArrayOutputStream baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
         WrappedDataOutputStreamPlus out = new 
WrappedDataOutputStreamPlus(baos);
-        VIntCoding.writeUnsignedVInt(biggestOneByte, out);
+        VIntCoding.writeUnsignedVInt32(biggestOneByte, out);
         out.flush();
-        Assert.assertEquals( 1, baos.toByteArray().length);
+        assertEquals( 1, baos.toByteArray().length);
 
         DataOutputBuffer dob = new DataOutputBuffer();
-        dob.writeUnsignedVInt(biggestOneByte);
-        Assert.assertEquals( 1, dob.buffer().remaining());
+        dob.writeUnsignedVInt32(biggestOneByte);
+        assertEquals( 1, dob.buffer().remaining());
         dob.close();
     }
 
@@ -101,9 +101,9 @@ public class VIntCodingTest
         int i = -1231238694;
         try (DataOutputBuffer out = new DataOutputBuffer())
         {
-            VIntCoding.writeUnsignedVInt(i, out);
+            VIntCoding.writeUnsignedVInt32(i, out);
             long result = VIntCoding.getUnsignedVInt(out.buffer(), 0);
-            Assert.assertEquals(i, result);
+            assertEquals(i, result);
         }
     }
 
@@ -113,15 +113,15 @@ public class VIntCodingTest
         for (int i = 0; i < VIntCoding.MAX_SIZE - 1; i++)
         {
             long val = LONGS[i];
-            Assert.assertEquals(i + 1, 
VIntCoding.computeUnsignedVIntSize(val));
+            assertEquals(i + 1, VIntCoding.computeUnsignedVIntSize(val));
             try (DataOutputBuffer out = new DataOutputBuffer())
             {
                 VIntCoding.writeUnsignedVInt(val, out);
                 // read as ByteBuffer
-                Assert.assertEquals(val, 
VIntCoding.getUnsignedVInt(out.buffer(), 0));
+                assertEquals(val, VIntCoding.getUnsignedVInt(out.buffer(), 0));
                 // read as DataInput
                 InputStream is = new ByteArrayInputStream(out.toByteArray());
-                Assert.assertEquals(val, VIntCoding.readUnsignedVInt(new 
DataInputPlus.DataInputStreamPlus(is)));
+                assertEquals(val, VIntCoding.readUnsignedVInt(new 
DataInputPlus.DataInputStreamPlus(is)));
             }
         }
     }
@@ -132,18 +132,18 @@ public class VIntCodingTest
         for (int i = 0; i < VIntCoding.MAX_SIZE - 1; i++)
         {
             long val = LONGS[i];
-            Assert.assertEquals(i + 1, 
VIntCoding.computeUnsignedVIntSize(val));
+            assertEquals(i + 1, VIntCoding.computeUnsignedVIntSize(val));
             ByteArrayOutputStream baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
             try (WrappedDataOutputStreamPlus out = new 
WrappedDataOutputStreamPlus(baos))
             {
                 VIntCoding.writeUnsignedVInt(val, out);
                 out.flush();
-                Assert.assertEquals( i + 1, baos.toByteArray().length);
+                assertEquals( i + 1, baos.toByteArray().length);
                 // read as ByteBuffer
-                Assert.assertEquals(val, 
VIntCoding.getUnsignedVInt(ByteBuffer.wrap(baos.toByteArray()), 0));
+                assertEquals(val, 
VIntCoding.getUnsignedVInt(ByteBuffer.wrap(baos.toByteArray()), 0));
                 // read as DataInput
                 InputStream is = new ByteArrayInputStream(baos.toByteArray());
-                Assert.assertEquals(val, VIntCoding.readUnsignedVInt(new 
DataInputPlus.DataInputStreamPlus(is)));
+                assertEquals(val, VIntCoding.readUnsignedVInt(new 
DataInputPlus.DataInputStreamPlus(is)));
             }
         }
     }
@@ -154,14 +154,14 @@ public class VIntCodingTest
         for (int i = 0; i < VIntCoding.MAX_SIZE - 1; i++)
         {
             long val = LONGS[i];
-            Assert.assertEquals(i + 1, 
VIntCoding.computeUnsignedVIntSize(val));
+            assertEquals(i + 1, VIntCoding.computeUnsignedVIntSize(val));
             ByteBuffer bb = ByteBuffer.allocate(VIntCoding.MAX_SIZE);
             VIntCoding.writeUnsignedVInt(val, bb);
             // read as ByteBuffer
-            Assert.assertEquals(val, VIntCoding.getUnsignedVInt(bb, 0));
+            assertEquals(val, VIntCoding.getUnsignedVInt(bb, 0));
             // read as DataInput
             InputStream is = new ByteArrayInputStream(bb.array());
-            Assert.assertEquals(val, VIntCoding.readUnsignedVInt(new 
DataInputPlus.DataInputStreamPlus(is)));
+            assertEquals(val, VIntCoding.readUnsignedVInt(new 
DataInputPlus.DataInputStreamPlus(is)));
         }
     }
 
@@ -169,26 +169,26 @@ public class VIntCodingTest
     public void testWriteUnsignedVIntBBLessThan8Bytes() throws IOException
     {
         long val = 10201L;
-        Assert.assertEquals(2, VIntCoding.computeUnsignedVIntSize(val));
+        assertEquals(2, VIntCoding.computeUnsignedVIntSize(val));
         ByteBuffer bb = ByteBuffer.allocate(2);
         VIntCoding.writeUnsignedVInt(val, bb);
         // read as ByteBuffer
-        Assert.assertEquals(val, VIntCoding.getUnsignedVInt(bb, 0));
+        assertEquals(val, VIntCoding.getUnsignedVInt(bb, 0));
         // read as DataInput
         InputStream is = new ByteArrayInputStream(bb.array());
-        Assert.assertEquals(val, VIntCoding.readUnsignedVInt(new 
DataInputPlus.DataInputStreamPlus(is)));
+        assertEquals(val, VIntCoding.readUnsignedVInt(new 
DataInputPlus.DataInputStreamPlus(is)));
     }
 
     @Test
     public void testWriteUnsignedVIntBBHasLessThan8BytesLeft()
     {
         long val = 10201L;
-        Assert.assertEquals(2, VIntCoding.computeUnsignedVIntSize(val));
+        assertEquals(2, VIntCoding.computeUnsignedVIntSize(val));
         ByteBuffer bb = ByteBuffer.allocate(3);
         bb.position(1);
         VIntCoding.writeUnsignedVInt(val, bb);
         // read as ByteBuffer
-        Assert.assertEquals(val, VIntCoding.getUnsignedVInt(bb, 1));
+        assertEquals(val, VIntCoding.getUnsignedVInt(bb, 1));
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -201,4 +201,66 @@ public class VIntCodingTest
             fail();
         } catch (BufferOverflowException e) {}
     }
+
+    static int[] roundtripTestValues =  new int[] {
+            UnsignedInteger.MAX_VALUE.intValue(),
+            Integer.MAX_VALUE + 1,
+            Integer.MAX_VALUE,
+            Integer.MAX_VALUE - 1,
+            Integer.MIN_VALUE,
+            Integer.MIN_VALUE + 1,
+            Integer.MIN_VALUE - 1,
+            0,
+            -1,
+            1
+    };
+
+    @Test
+    public void testRoundtripUnsignedVInt32() throws Throwable
+    {
+        for (int value : roundtripTestValues)
+            testRoundtripUnsignedVInt32(value);
+    }
+
+    private static void testRoundtripUnsignedVInt32(int value) throws Throwable
+    {
+        ByteBuffer bb = ByteBuffer.allocate(9);
+        VIntCoding.writeUnsignedVInt32(value, bb);
+        bb.flip();
+        assertEquals(value, VIntCoding.getUnsignedVInt32(bb, 0));
+
+        try (DataOutputBuffer dob = new DataOutputBuffer())
+        {
+            dob.writeUnsignedVInt32(value);
+            try (DataInputBuffer dib = new DataInputBuffer(dob.buffer(), 
false))
+            {
+                assertEquals(value, dib.readUnsignedVInt32());
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testRoundtripVInt32() throws Throwable
+    {
+        for (int value : roundtripTestValues)
+            testRoundtripVInt32(value);
+    }
+
+    private static void testRoundtripVInt32(int value) throws Throwable
+    {
+        ByteBuffer bb = ByteBuffer.allocate(9);
+
+        VIntCoding.writeVInt32(value, bb);
+        bb.flip();
+        assertEquals(value, VIntCoding.getVInt32(bb, 0));
+
+        try (DataOutputBuffer dob = new DataOutputBuffer())
+        {
+            dob.writeVInt32(value);
+            try (DataInputBuffer dib = new DataInputBuffer(dob.buffer(), 
false))
+            {
+                assertEquals(value, dib.readVInt32());
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }


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