diff --git a/libzpaq/libzpaq.h b/libzpaq/libzpaq.h
index cbe211d..aab6564 100644
--- a/libzpaq/libzpaq.h
+++ b/libzpaq/libzpaq.h
@@ -503,13 +503,35 @@ struct bufRead: public libzpaq::Reader {
 struct bufWrite: public libzpaq::Writer {
 	uchar *c_buf;
 	i64 *c_len;
-	bufWrite(uchar *buf_, i64 *n_): c_buf(buf_), c_len(n_) {}
+        i64 max_len;
+	bufWrite(uchar *buf_, i64 *n_, i64 max_ = -1LL): c_buf(buf_), c_len(n_), max_len(max_) {}
 
 	void put(int c) {
-		c_buf[(*c_len)++] = (uchar)c;
+		//c_buf[(*c_len)++] = (uchar)c;
+                if (*c_len < 0) return;
+                if (max_len >= 0 && *c_len >= max_len) {
+                    *c_len = -1;
+                    return;
+                }
+                c_buf[(*c_len)++] = static_cast<uchar>(c);
 	}
 
 	void write(const char *buf, int n) {
+                if (n <= 0 || *c_len < 0) return;
+                if (max_len < 0) {
+                    memcpy(c_buf + *c_len, buf, n);
+                    *c_len += n;
+                    return;
+                }
+                i64 avail = max_len - *c_len;
+                if (avail <= 0) {
+                    *c_len = -1;
+                    return;
+                }
+                if ((i64)n > avail) {
+                    *c_len = -1;
+                    return;
+                }
 		memcpy(c_buf + *c_len, buf, n);
 		*c_len += n;
 	}
@@ -527,16 +549,19 @@ extern "C" void zpaq_compress(uchar *c_buf, i64 *c_len, uchar *s_buf, i64 s_len,
 	compress (&bufR, &bufW, level);
 }
 
-extern "C" void zpaq_decompress(uchar *s_buf, i64 *d_len, uchar *c_buf, i64 c_len,
-				FILE *msgout, bool progress, long thread)
+extern "C" int zpaq_decompress(uchar *s_buf, i64 *d_len, uchar *c_buf, i64 c_len,
+				FILE *msgout, bool progress, long thread,
+                               i64 expected_len)
 {
 	i64 total_len = c_len;
 	int last_pct = 100;
 
 	bufRead bufR(c_buf, &c_len, total_len, &last_pct, progress, thread, msgout);
-	bufWrite bufW(s_buf, d_len);
+	bufWrite bufW(s_buf, d_len, expected_len);
 
 	decompress(&bufR, &bufW);
+        if (*d_len < 0) return -1;  // overflow attempt detected
+        return 0;
 }
 
 #endif  // LIBZPAQ_H
diff --git a/lrzip_core.h b/lrzip_core.h
index e424667..6f55a29 100644
--- a/lrzip_core.h
+++ b/lrzip_core.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-   Copyright (C) 2006-2016,2022 Con Kolivas
+   Copyright (C) 2006-2016,2022,2026 Con Kolivas
    Copyright (C) 2011 Peter Hyman
    Copyright (C) 1998-2003 Andrew Tridgell
 
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ bool initialise_control(rzip_control *control);
 #define initialize_control(_control) initialise_control(_control)
 extern void zpaq_compress(uchar *c_buf, i64 *c_len, uchar *s_buf, i64 s_len, int level,
 			  FILE *msgout, bool progress, long thread);
-extern void zpaq_decompress(uchar *s_buf, i64 *d_len, uchar *c_buf, i64 c_len,
-			    FILE *msgout, bool progress, long thread);
+extern int zpaq_decompress(uchar *s_buf, i64 *d_len, uchar *c_buf, i64 c_len,
+			    FILE *msgout, bool progress, long thread, i64 expected_len);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/stream.c b/stream.c
index 61e73a0..f4d30e4 100644
--- a/stream.c
+++ b/stream.c
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ static int zpaq_decompress_buf(rzip_control *control __UNUSED__, struct uncomp_t
 {
 	i64 dlen = ucthread->u_len;
 	uchar *c_buf;
-	int ret = 0;
+	int zd_ret, ret = 0;
 
 	c_buf = ucthread->s_buf;
 	ucthread->s_buf = malloc(round_up_page(control, dlen));
@@ -452,9 +452,15 @@ static int zpaq_decompress_buf(rzip_control *control __UNUSED__, struct uncomp_t
 	}
 
 	dlen = 0;
-	zpaq_decompress(ucthread->s_buf, &dlen, c_buf, ucthread->c_len,
-			control->msgout, SHOW_PROGRESS ? true: false, thread);
+	zd_ret = zpaq_decompress(ucthread->s_buf, &dlen, c_buf, ucthread->c_len,
+			control->msgout, SHOW_PROGRESS ? true: false, thread,
+				ucthread->u_len);
 
+	if (unlikely(zd_ret < 0)) {
+		print_err("Attempted to write beyond expected output size, corrupted input.\n");
+		ret = -1;
+		goto out;
+	}
 	if (unlikely(dlen != ucthread->u_len)) {
 		print_err("Inconsistent length after decompression. Got %ld bytes, expected %"PRId64"\n", dlen, ucthread->u_len);
 		ret = -1;