diff --git a/xorriso/opts_a_c.c b/xorriso/opts_a_c.c
index c4f25866..570b2e95 100644
--- a/xorriso/opts_a_c.c
+++ b/xorriso/opts_a_c.c
@@ -847,6 +847,14 @@ treatment_patch:;
    xorriso->boot_efi_default= 0;
  } else if(strncmp(treatpt, "bin_path=", 9) == 0) {
    if(strncmp(treatpt + 9,  "--interval:appended_partition_", 30) == 0) {
+     if(strlen(treatpt + 9) >= sizeof(xorriso->boot_image_bin_path)) {
+interval_text_long:;
+       sprintf(xorriso->info_text,
+               "-boot_image: --interval text is much too long (%d)",
+              (int) strlen(treatpt + 9));
+       Xorriso_msgs_submit(xorriso, 0, xorriso->info_text, 0, "FAILURE", 0);
+       ret= 0; goto ex;
+     }
      strcpy(xorriso->boot_image_bin_path, treatpt + 9);
    } else {
      ret= Xorriso_normalize_img_path(xorriso, xorriso->wdi, treatpt + 9,
@@ -871,6 +879,8 @@ treatment_patch:;
    xorriso->boot_efi_default= 0;
  } else if(strncmp(treatpt, "efi_path=", 9) == 0) {
    if(strncmp(treatpt + 9,  "--interval:appended_partition_", 30) == 0) {
+     if(strlen(treatpt + 9) >= sizeof(xorriso->boot_image_bin_path))
+       goto interval_text_long;
      strcpy(xorriso->boot_image_bin_path, treatpt + 9);
    } else {
      ret= Xorriso_normalize_img_path(xorriso, xorriso->wdi, treatpt + 9,
diff --git a/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h b/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
index c5940761..4472fb33 100644
--- a/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
+++ b/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
@@ -1 +1 @@
-#define Xorriso_timestamP "2019.08.14.094038"
+#define Xorriso_timestamP "2019.08.14.141748"