diff --git a/ext/date/lib/parse_date.c b/ext/date/lib/parse_date.c
index 8583f30a595..a3364ef7f8d 100644
--- a/ext/date/lib/parse_date.c
+++ b/ext/date/lib/parse_date.c
@@ -25121,7 +25121,11 @@ timelib_time *timelib_parse_from_format(char *format, char *string, int len, tim
 				break;
 
 			case '\\': /* escaped char */
-				*fptr++;
+                if(!fptr[1]) {
+				    add_pbf_error(s, "Escaped character expected", string, begin);
+                    break;
+                }
+				fptr++;
 				if (*ptr == *fptr) {
 					++ptr;
 				} else {
diff --git a/ext/date/lib/parse_date.re b/ext/date/lib/parse_date.re
index b130fd0e574..1fbd6705922 100644
--- a/ext/date/lib/parse_date.re
+++ b/ext/date/lib/parse_date.re
@@ -2128,7 +2128,11 @@ timelib_time *timelib_parse_from_format(char *format, char *string, int len, tim
 				break;
 
 			case '\\': /* escaped char */
-				*fptr++;
+                if(!fptr[1]) {
+				    add_pbf_error(s, "Escaped character expected", string, begin);
+                    break;
+                }
+				fptr++;
 				if (*ptr == *fptr) {
 					++ptr;
 				} else {
diff --git a/ext/date/tests/bug67251.phpt b/ext/date/tests/bug67251.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..68c56a1613b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ext/date/tests/bug67251.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+--TEST--
+Bug #67251 (date_parse_from_format out-of-bounds read)
+--INI--
+date.timezone=Europe/Berlin
+--FILE--
+<?php
+var_dump(date_parse_from_format("\\","AAAABBBB"));
+--EXPECT--
+array(12) {
+  ["year"]=>
+  bool(false)
+  ["month"]=>
+  bool(false)
+  ["day"]=>
+  bool(false)
+  ["hour"]=>
+  bool(false)
+  ["minute"]=>
+  bool(false)
+  ["second"]=>
+  bool(false)
+  ["fraction"]=>
+  bool(false)
+  ["warning_count"]=>
+  int(0)
+  ["warnings"]=>
+  array(0) {
+  }
+  ["error_count"]=>
+  int(2)
+  ["errors"]=>
+  array(1) {
+    [0]=>
+    string(13) "Trailing data"
+  }
+  ["is_localtime"]=>
+  bool(false)
+}