CVE-2015-8931

Published: 31 December 2015

Multiple integer overflows in the (1) get_time_t_max and (2) get_time_t_min functions in archive_read_support_format_mtree.c in libarchive before 3.2.0 allow remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted mtree file, which triggers undefined behavior.

Priority

CVSS 3 base score: 7.8

Status

Package	Release	Status
libarchive Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	precise	Released (3.0.3-6ubuntu1.3)
	trusty	Released (3.1.2-7ubuntu2.3)
	upstream	Released (3.2.0-2)
	wily	Released (3.1.2-11ubuntu0.15.10.2)
	xenial	Released (3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.2)
	Patches: upstream: https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/b31744df71084a8734f97199e42418f55d08c6c5 upstream: https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/c0c52e9aaafb0860c4151c5374372051e9354301

References

Bugs

https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/539

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