1 files changed, 13 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/Parse/PMFile.pm b/lib/Parse/PMFile.pm
index b32647f..3e33a7e 100644
--- a/lib/Parse/PMFile.pm
+++ b/lib/Parse/PMFile.pm
@@ -144,12 +144,25 @@ sub parse {
                 next;            # don't screw up 02packages
             }
         }
+        unless ($self->_version_ok($pp)) {
+            $errors{$package} = {
+                long_version => qq{Version string exceeds maximum allowed length of 16b: "$pp->{version}"},
+                infile => $pp->{infile},
+            };
+            next;
+        }
         $checked_in{$package} = $ppp->{$package};
     }                       # end foreach package
 
     return (wantarray && %errors) ? (\%checked_in, \%errors) : \%checked_in;
 }
 
+sub _version_ok {
+    my ($self, $pp) = @_;
+    return if length($pp->{version} || 0) > 16;
+    return 1
+}
+
 sub _perm_check {
     my ($self, $package) = @_;
     my $userid = $self->{USERID};