diff --git a/cpp/src/gandiva/gdv_function_stubs_test.cc b/cpp/src/gandiva/gdv_function_stubs_test.cc
index c0197eb815c8..d5b125a0ff23 100644
--- a/cpp/src/gandiva/gdv_function_stubs_test.cc
+++ b/cpp/src/gandiva/gdv_function_stubs_test.cc
@@ -404,6 +404,31 @@ TEST(TestGdvFnStubs, TestCastVARCHARFromMilliseconds) {
   ctx.Reset();
 }
 
+TEST(TestGdvFnStubs, TestCastVARCHARFromMillisecondsOutOfRange) {
+  gandiva::ExecutionContext ctx;
+  int64_t ctx_ptr = reinterpret_cast<int64_t>(&ctx);
+  int32_t len_a = 0, len_b = 0;
+
+  // date64 is in milliseconds; this value is far past the year range the
+  // formatter can print, so StringFormatter<Date64Type> emits the longer
+  // "<value out of range: ...>" rendering, which is well over 10 bytes.
+  gdv_date64 out_of_range = 9000000000000000LL;
+  const char* a = gdv_fn_castVARCHAR_date64_int64(ctx_ptr, out_of_range, 100, &len_a);
+  std::string expected_a(a, len_a);
+  EXPECT_EQ(expected_a, "<value out of range: 9000000000000000>");
+  EXPECT_FALSE(ctx.has_error());
+
+  // The next cast reuses the same arena chunk immediately after `a`. If `a` only
+  // reserved 10 bytes the longer write ran past its slot, so this allocation
+  // overlaps and corrupts it; with the buffer sized for the real output the two
+  // do not overlap and `a` is still intact here.
+  gdv_date64 ts = StringToTimestamp("2021-04-23 10:20:33");
+  gdv_fn_castVARCHAR_date64_int64(ctx_ptr, ts, 100, &len_b);
+  EXPECT_FALSE(ctx.has_error());
+  EXPECT_EQ(std::string(a, len_a), expected_a);
+  ctx.Reset();
+}
+
 TEST(TestGdvFnStubs, TestCastVARCHARFromFloat) {
   gandiva::ExecutionContext ctx;
   uint64_t ctx_ptr = reinterpret_cast<int64_t>(&ctx);
diff --git a/cpp/src/gandiva/gdv_string_function_stubs.cc b/cpp/src/gandiva/gdv_string_function_stubs.cc
index 55f5f13ac312..0c45ff24e6c7 100644
--- a/cpp/src/gandiva/gdv_string_function_stubs.cc
+++ b/cpp/src/gandiva/gdv_string_function_stubs.cc
@@ -160,10 +160,14 @@ const char* gdv_fn_regexp_extract_utf8_utf8_int32(int64_t ptr, int64_t holder_pt
   return ret;                                                                   \
   }
 
-// Macro for date64 type. Output is always "YYYY-MM-DD" = 10 chars max.
+// Macro for date64 type. StringFormatter<Date64Type> emits "YYYY-MM-DD" for
+// ordinary dates, but widens to "-YYYYY-MM-DD" for years outside four digits and
+// to "<value out of range: <int64>>" for millisecond values beyond its supported
+// year range, so the rendering can be well over 10 bytes. Size the buffer for the
+// longest one: "<value out of range: " (21) + up to 20 int64 digits + ">" (1).
 #define GDV_FN_CAST_VARLEN_TYPE_FROM_DATE64(IN_TYPE, CAST_NAME, ARROW_TYPE)  \
   GDV_FN_CAST_VARLEN_PREFIX(IN_TYPE, CAST_NAME)                              \
-  constexpr int32_t max_date_str_len = 10;                                   \
+  constexpr int32_t max_date_str_len = 42;                                   \
   int32_t alloc_len =                                                        \
       static_cast<int32_t>(len < max_date_str_len ? len : max_date_str_len); \
   GDV_FN_CAST_VARLEN_ALLOC(alloc_len)                                        \