diff --git a/src/SectionHeaders.cpp b/src/SectionHeaders.cpp
index 297f65a..57ab780 100644
--- a/src/SectionHeaders.cpp
+++ b/src/SectionHeaders.cpp
@@ -47,6 +47,16 @@ namespace e57
 
    void CompressedVectorSectionHeader::verify( uint64_t filePhysicalSize )
    {
+      // Verify section ID is 1
+      // cppcheck-suppress knownConditionTrueFalse; (data is read as a blob, so the const might not
+      // be valid)
+      if ( sectionId != COMPRESSED_VECTOR_SECTION )
+      {
+         throw E57_EXCEPTION2( ErrorBadCVHeader,
+                               "sectionId=" + toString( static_cast<int>( sectionId ) ) +
+                                  " (expected 1)" );
+      }
+
       // Verify reserved fields are zero. ???  if fileversion==1.0 ???
       for ( unsigned i = 0; i < sizeof( reserved1 ); i++ )
       {
diff --git a/test/src/test_SimpleReader.cpp b/test/src/test_SimpleReader.cpp
index 61eb210..e2551f6 100644
--- a/test/src/test_SimpleReader.cpp
+++ b/test/src/test_SimpleReader.cpp
@@ -77,6 +77,39 @@ TEST( SimpleReaderData, ZeroPointsInvalid )
    delete reader;
 }
 
+TEST( SimpleReaderData, InvalidCVHeader )
+{
+   e57::Reader *reader = nullptr;
+
+   E57_ASSERT_NO_THROW( reader =
+                           new e57::Reader( TestData::Path() + "/self/InvalidCVHeader.e57", {} ) );
+
+   ASSERT_TRUE( reader->IsOpen() );
+   EXPECT_EQ( reader->GetImage2DCount(), 0 );
+   EXPECT_EQ( reader->GetData3DCount(), 1 );
+
+   e57::E57Root fileHeader;
+   ASSERT_TRUE( reader->GetE57Root( fileHeader ) );
+
+   CheckFileHeader( fileHeader );
+   EXPECT_EQ( fileHeader.guid, "InvalidCVHeader GUID" );
+
+   e57::Data3D data3DHeader;
+   ASSERT_TRUE( reader->ReadData3D( 0, data3DHeader ) );
+
+   const uint64_t cNumPoints = data3DHeader.pointCount;
+
+   e57::Data3DPointsFloat pointsData( data3DHeader );
+
+   E57_ASSERT_THROW( {
+      auto vectorReader = reader->SetUpData3DPointsData( 0, cNumPoints, pointsData );
+
+      vectorReader.close();
+   } );
+
+   delete reader;
+}
+
 TEST( SimpleReaderData, BadCRC )
 {
    E57_ASSERT_THROW( e57::Reader( TestData::Path() + "/self/bad-crc.e57", {} ) );