diff --git a/libavcodec/cpia.c b/libavcodec/cpia.c
index 58833b2f26..f6d7332606 100644
--- a/libavcodec/cpia.c
+++ b/libavcodec/cpia.c
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ static int cpia_decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx,
     uint8_t *y, *u, *v, *y_end, *u_end, *v_end;
 
     // Check header
-    if ( avpkt->size < FRAME_HEADER_SIZE
+    if ( avpkt->size < FRAME_HEADER_SIZE + avctx->height * 3
       || header[0] != MAGIC_0 || header[1] != MAGIC_1
       || (header[17] != SUBSAMPLE_420 && header[17] != SUBSAMPLE_422)
       || (header[18] != YUVORDER_YUYV && header[18] != YUVORDER_UYVY)