diff --git a/lib/VeDirectFrameHandler/VeDirectFrameHandler.cpp b/lib/VeDirectFrameHandler/VeDirectFrameHandler.cpp
index d299268d..0c434a4c 100644
--- a/lib/VeDirectFrameHandler/VeDirectFrameHandler.cpp
+++ b/lib/VeDirectFrameHandler/VeDirectFrameHandler.cpp
@@ -242,12 +242,12 @@ void VeDirectFrameHandler<T>::processTextData(std::string const& name, std::stri
 	}
 
 	if (name == "SER") {
-		strcpy(_tmpFrame.serialNr_SER, value.c_str());
+		strncpy(_tmpFrame.serialNr_SER, value.c_str(), sizeof(_tmpFrame.serialNr_SER));
 		return;
 	}
 
 	if (name == "FW") {
-		strcpy(_tmpFrame.firmwareVer_FW, value.c_str());
+		strncpy(_tmpFrame.firmwareVer_FW, value.c_str(), sizeof(_tmpFrame.firmwareVer_FW));
 		return;
 	}