diff --git a/src/SharpCompress/Common/SevenZip/ArchiveReader.Async.cs b/src/SharpCompress/Common/SevenZip/ArchiveReader.Async.cs
index 52964077..ed29e81c 100644
--- a/src/SharpCompress/Common/SevenZip/ArchiveReader.Async.cs
+++ b/src/SharpCompress/Common/SevenZip/ArchiveReader.Async.cs
@@ -104,6 +104,13 @@ internal sealed partial class ArchiveReader
             throw new ArchiveOperationException("nextHeaderOffset is invalid");
         }
 
+        // Validate the physical header range before allocating attacker-controlled sizes.
+        // Subtract the validated offset instead of adding offset and size to avoid overflow.
+        if (nextHeaderSize > _streamEnding - db._startPositionAfterHeader - nextHeaderOffset)
+        {
+            throw new IncompleteArchiveException("Next header extends beyond the end of stream.");
+        }
+
         _stream.Seek(nextHeaderOffset, SeekOrigin.Current);
 
         var header = new byte[nextHeaderSize];
diff --git a/src/SharpCompress/Common/SevenZip/ArchiveReader.cs b/src/SharpCompress/Common/SevenZip/ArchiveReader.cs
index b75d123c..8ce543c2 100644
--- a/src/SharpCompress/Common/SevenZip/ArchiveReader.cs
+++ b/src/SharpCompress/Common/SevenZip/ArchiveReader.cs
@@ -1043,6 +1043,13 @@ internal partial class ArchiveReader
             throw new ArchiveOperationException("nextHeaderOffset is invalid");
         }
 
+        // Validate the physical header range before allocating attacker-controlled sizes.
+        // Subtract the validated offset instead of adding offset and size to avoid overflow.
+        if (nextHeaderSize > _streamEnding - db._startPositionAfterHeader - nextHeaderOffset)
+        {
+            throw new IncompleteArchiveException("Next header extends beyond the end of stream.");
+        }
+
         _stream.Seek(nextHeaderOffset, SeekOrigin.Current);
 
         var header = new byte[nextHeaderSize];
diff --git a/tests/SharpCompress.Test/SevenZip/SevenZipHeaderValidationTests.cs b/tests/SharpCompress.Test/SevenZip/SevenZipHeaderValidationTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2d932d8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/SharpCompress.Test/SevenZip/SevenZipHeaderValidationTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+using System.IO;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using SharpCompress.Archives;
+using SharpCompress.Common;
+using SharpCompress.Common.SevenZip;
+using SharpCompress.Crypto;
+using SharpCompress.Test.Mocks;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace SharpCompress.Test.SevenZip;
+
+public class SevenZipHeaderValidationTests
+{
+    [Theory]
+    [InlineData(0, 64 * 1024 * 1024, 0)]
+    [InlineData(0, 256 * 1024 * 1024, 0)]
+    [InlineData(0, 2, 1)]
+    [InlineData(1, 2, 2)]
+    [InlineData(2, 1, 2)]
+    public void SevenZipArchive_TruncatedNextHeader_ThrowsBeforeReadingHeader(
+        int offset,
+        int size,
+        int available
+    )
+    {
+        using var stream = CreateArchive(offset, size, available);
+        using var archive = ArchiveFactory.OpenArchive(stream);
+
+        var exception = Assert.Throws<IncompleteArchiveException>(() => archive.Entries.ToList());
+
+        Assert.Equal("Next header extends beyond the end of stream.", exception.Message);
+        Assert.Equal(32L, stream.Position);
+        Assert.True(stream.CanRead);
+    }
+
+    [Theory]
+    [InlineData(0, 64 * 1024 * 1024, 0)]
+    [InlineData(0, 256 * 1024 * 1024, 0)]
+    [InlineData(0, 2, 1)]
+    [InlineData(1, 2, 2)]
+    [InlineData(2, 1, 2)]
+    public async Task SevenZipArchive_TruncatedNextHeader_AsyncThrowsBeforeReadingHeader(
+        int offset,
+        int size,
+        int available
+    )
+    {
+        using var stream = CreateArchive(offset, size, available);
+        using var asyncStream = new AsyncOnlyStream(stream, disposeStream: false);
+        await using var archive = await ArchiveFactory.OpenAsyncArchive(
+            asyncStream,
+            cancellationToken: CancellationToken.None
+        );
+
+        var exception = await Assert.ThrowsAsync<IncompleteArchiveException>(async () =>
+        {
+            await foreach (
+                var entry in archive.EntriesAsync.WithCancellation(CancellationToken.None)
+            ) { }
+        });
+
+        Assert.Equal("Next header extends beyond the end of stream.", exception.Message);
+        Assert.Equal(32L, stream.Position);
+        Assert.True(stream.CanRead);
+    }
+
+    [Theory]
+    [InlineData(0, 0, 0)]
+    [InlineData(0, 2, 2)]
+    [InlineData(3, 2, 5)]
+    public void SevenZipArchive_NextHeaderAtEnd_IsValid(int offset, int size, int available)
+    {
+        using var stream = CreateArchive(offset, size, available);
+        using var archive = ArchiveFactory.OpenArchive(stream);
+
+        Assert.Empty(archive.Entries);
+    }
+
+    [Theory]
+    [InlineData(0, 0, 0)]
+    [InlineData(0, 2, 2)]
+    [InlineData(3, 2, 5)]
+    public async Task SevenZipArchive_NextHeaderAtEnd_AsyncIsValid(
+        int offset,
+        int size,
+        int available
+    )
+    {
+        using var stream = CreateArchive(offset, size, available);
+        using var asyncStream = new AsyncOnlyStream(stream, disposeStream: false);
+        await using var archive = await ArchiveFactory.OpenAsyncArchive(
+            asyncStream,
+            cancellationToken: CancellationToken.None
+        );
+
+        var count = 0;
+        await foreach (var entry in archive.EntriesAsync.WithCancellation(CancellationToken.None))
+        {
+            count++;
+        }
+
+        Assert.Equal(0, count);
+    }
+
+    private static MemoryStream CreateArchive(int offset, int size, int available)
+    {
+        // A minimal uncompressed next header: kHeader followed by kEnd.
+        byte[] header = [1, 0];
+        var crc = Crc32Stream.Compute(
+            Crc32Stream.DEFAULT_POLYNOMIAL,
+            Crc32Stream.DEFAULT_SEED,
+            header
+        );
+        var stream = new MemoryStream();
+        SevenZipSignatureHeaderWriter.WriteFinal(stream, (ulong)offset, (ulong)size, crc);
+        stream.SetLength(32 + available);
+        if (available >= offset + header.Length)
+        {
+            stream.Position = 32 + offset;
+            stream.Write(header, 0, header.Length);
+        }
+
+        stream.Position = 0;
+        return stream;
+    }
+}