CVE-2015-8931

NameCVE-2015-8931
DescriptionMultiple 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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDLA-554-1, DSA-3657-1

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
libarchive (PTS)jessie, jessie (lts)3.1.2-11+deb8u11fixed
stretch (security)3.2.2-2+deb9u3fixed
stretch (lts), stretch3.2.2-2+deb9u4fixed
buster (security), buster, buster (lts)3.3.3-4+deb10u3fixed
bullseye3.4.3-2+deb11u1fixed
bookworm (security), bookworm3.6.2-1+deb12u1fixed
trixie3.7.4-1fixed
sid3.7.4-1.1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
libarchivesourcewheezy3.0.4-3+wheezy2DLA-554-1
libarchivesourcejessie3.1.2-11+deb8u2DSA-3657-1
libarchivesource(unstable)3.2.0-2

Notes

https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/539
Fixed by: https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/b31744df71084a8734f97199e42418f55d08c6c5 (v3.1.900a)
Fixed by: https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/c0c52e9aaafb0860c4151c5374372051e9354301 (v3.1.900a)

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