diff --git a/7kaa-2.14.5_overflow.patch b/7kaa-2.14.5_overflow.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fb82054
--- /dev/null
+++ b/7kaa-2.14.5_overflow.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+diff -ur 7kaa-2.14.5/src/client/OGAMEMP.cpp 7kaa-2.14.5_fix/src/client/OGAMEMP.cpp
+--- 7kaa-2.14.5/src/client/OGAMEMP.cpp	2015-05-19 03:00:20.000000000 +0200
++++ 7kaa-2.14.5_fix/src/client/OGAMEMP.cpp	2015-09-29 17:05:01.007513932 +0200
+@@ -4966,7 +4966,7 @@
+ 					String str;
+ 
+ 					snprintf(str,
+-						 255,
++						 MAX_STR_LEN+1,
+ 						 ngettext("This multiplayer saved game needs %d human players while now there is only %d human player.",
+ 							  "This multiplayer saved game needs %d human players while now there are only %d human players.",
+ 							  regPlayerCount),
+@@ -5123,7 +5123,7 @@
+ 				String str;
+ 
+ 				snprintf(str,
+-					 255,
++					 MAX_STR_LEN+1,
+ 					 ngettext("This multiplayer saved game needs %d human players while now there is only %d human player.",
+ 						  "This multiplayer saved game needs %d human players while now there are only %d human players.",
+ 						  playerCount),
+@@ -5141,7 +5141,7 @@
+ 			{
+ 				String str;
+ 
+-				snprintf(str, 255, _("This multiplayer saved game can only support %d human players while now there are %d human players. The game cannot start."), maxPlayer, playerCount);
++				snprintf(str, MAX_STR_LEN+1, _("This multiplayer saved game can only support %d human players while now there are %d human players. The game cannot start."), maxPlayer, playerCount);
+ 
+ 				box.msg(str);
+ 				return 0;
diff --git a/7kaa.changes b/7kaa.changes
index 7b35034..3d48072 100644
--- a/7kaa.changes
+++ b/7kaa.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Sep 29 15:06:37 UTC 2015 - opensuse@dstoecker.de
+
+- patch buffer overflow
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Sep 25 18:32:04 UTC 2015 - nemysis@openSUSE.org
 
diff --git a/7kaa.spec b/7kaa.spec
index 469b151..1c62d56 100644
--- a/7kaa.spec
+++ b/7kaa.spec
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ Url:            http://7kfans.com/
 Source0:        http://sourceforge.net/projects/skfans/files/7KAA%20%{version}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.bz2
 # PATCH-FIX-OPENSUSE - 7kaa-2.14.5.patch -- https://github.com/the3dfxdude/7kaa/issues/48
 Patch0:         %{name}-2.14.5.patch
+# PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM - patch buffer overflow due to wrong size assumptions
+Patch0:         %{name}-2.14.5_overflow.patch
 Source1:        %{name}.png
 Source2:        %{name}.desktop
 %if 0%{?suse_version}
@@ -61,6 +63,7 @@ the GPL v2.
 %prep
 %setup -q
 %patch0 -p1
+%patch1 -p1
 
 %build
 export CXXFLAGS="%{optflags} -fno-strict-aliasing"