CVE-2015-8931

high
Published 2016-09-20 · Modified 2026-05-06
CVSS v3
7.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2
6.8
VIR risk
7.8

Description

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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
75%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8931

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8931.html

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
suse slesaffected
debian debianbookwormfixed3.2.0-2
debian debianbullseyefixed3.2.0-2
debian debianforkyfixed3.2.0-2
debian debiansidfixed3.2.0-2
debian debiantrixiefixed3.2.0-2
ubuntu ubuntu12.04affected
ubuntu ubuntu14.04affected
ubuntu ubuntu15.10affected
ubuntu ubuntu16.04affected
debian debian7.0affected
debian debian8.0affected
suse suse12affected

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
libarchivelibarchive{"endIncluding":"3.1.901a"}

References

CWEs

CWE-190

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.