diff --git a/lib/symboldatabase.cpp b/lib/symboldatabase.cpp
index 9b42b799405..5905597c8c1 100644
--- a/lib/symboldatabase.cpp
+++ b/lib/symboldatabase.cpp
@@ -2503,7 +2503,12 @@ bool Variable::isMember() const {
 
 bool Variable::isPointerArray() const
 {
-    return isArray() && nameToken() && nameToken()->previous() && (nameToken()->strAt(-1) == "*");
+    if (!isArray())
+        return false;
+    const Token* tok = nameToken() ? nameToken()->previous() : nullptr;
+    while (Token::Match(tok, "const|volatile"))
+        tok = tok->previous();
+    return Token::simpleMatch(tok, "*");
 }
 
 bool Variable::isUnsigned() const
diff --git a/test/testbufferoverrun.cpp b/test/testbufferoverrun.cpp
index 7118a7ae906..35e2cca6667 100644
--- a/test/testbufferoverrun.cpp
+++ b/test/testbufferoverrun.cpp
@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@ class TestBufferOverrun : public TestFixture {
         TEST_CASE(buffer_overrun_34); //#11035
         TEST_CASE(buffer_overrun_35); //#2304
         TEST_CASE(buffer_overrun_36);
+        TEST_CASE(buffer_overrun_37);
         TEST_CASE(buffer_overrun_errorpath);
         TEST_CASE(buffer_overrun_bailoutIfSwitch);  // ticket #2378 : bailoutIfSwitch
         TEST_CASE(buffer_overrun_function_array_argument);
@@ -3497,6 +3498,15 @@ class TestBufferOverrun : public TestFixture {
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout_str());
     }
 
+    void buffer_overrun_37() { // #14703
+        check("void f() {\n"
+              "    const char *dst[256];\n"
+              "    static const char * const src[] = {\"a\", \"b\", \"c\"};\n"
+              "    memcpy(dst, src, sizeof(src));\n"
+              "}\n");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout_str());
+    }
+
     void buffer_overrun_errorpath() {
         setMultiline();
         Settings s = settings0;