1 files changed, 1 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/zen/serialize.h b/zen/serialize.h
index bb2f7a45..c8dfb96d 100755
--- a/zen/serialize.h
+++ b/zen/serialize.h
@@ -241,6 +241,7 @@ template <class BufferedInputStream> inline
 void readArray(BufferedInputStream& stream, void* buffer, size_t len) //throw UnexpectedEndOfStreamError
 {
     const size_t bytesRead = stream.read(buffer, len);
+    assert(bytesRead <= len); //buffer overflow otherwise not always detected!
     if (bytesRead < len)
         throw UnexpectedEndOfStreamError();
 }