1 files changed, 20 insertions, 12 deletions

diff --git a/archival/libarchive/get_header_ar.c b/archival/libarchive/get_header_ar.c
index 23c412496..f655585fe 100644
--- a/archival/libarchive/get_header_ar.c
+++ b/archival/libarchive/get_header_ar.c
@@ -8,11 +8,19 @@
 #include "bb_archive.h"
 #include "ar.h"
 
-static unsigned read_num(const char *str, int base)
+/* WARNING: Clobbers str[len], so fields must be read in reverse order! */
+static unsigned read_num(char *str, int base, int len)
 {
+        int err;
+
+        /* ar fields are fixed length text strings (padded with spaces).
+         * Ensure bb_strtou doesn't read past the field in case the full
+         * width is used. */
+        str[len] = 0;
+
         /* This code works because
          * on misformatted numbers bb_strtou returns all-ones */
-        int err = bb_strtou(str, NULL, base);
+        err = bb_strtou(str, NULL, base);
         if (err == -1)
                 bb_error_msg_and_die("invalid ar header");
         return err;
@@ -51,11 +59,8 @@ char FAST_FUNC get_header_ar(archive_handle_t *archive_handle)
         if (ar.formatted.magic[0] != '`' || ar.formatted.magic[1] != '\n')
                 bb_error_msg_and_die("invalid ar header");
 
-        /* FIXME: more thorough routine would be in order here
-         * (we have something like that in tar)
-         * but for now we are lax. */
-        ar.formatted.magic[0] = '\0'; /* else 4G-2 file will have size="4294967294`\n..." */
-        typed->size = size = read_num(ar.formatted.size, 10);
+        typed->size = size = read_num(ar.formatted.size, 10,
+                                      sizeof(ar.formatted.size));
 
         /* special filenames have '/' as the first character */
         if (ar.formatted.name[0] == '/') {
@@ -86,11 +91,13 @@ char FAST_FUNC get_header_ar(archive_handle_t *archive_handle)
         /* Only size is always present, the rest may be missing in
          * long filename pseudo file. Thus we decode the rest
          * after dealing with long filename pseudo file.
+         * Note that the fields MUST be read in reverse order as
+         * read_num() clobbers the next byte after the field!
          */
-        typed->mode = read_num(ar.formatted.mode, 8);
-        typed->mtime = read_num(ar.formatted.date, 10);
-        typed->uid = read_num(ar.formatted.uid, 10);
-        typed->gid = read_num(ar.formatted.gid, 10);
+        typed->mode = read_num(ar.formatted.mode, 8, sizeof(ar.formatted.mode));
+        typed->gid = read_num(ar.formatted.gid, 10, sizeof(ar.formatted.gid));
+        typed->uid = read_num(ar.formatted.uid, 10, sizeof(ar.formatted.uid));
+        typed->mtime = read_num(ar.formatted.date, 10, sizeof(ar.formatted.date));
 
 #if ENABLE_FEATURE_AR_LONG_FILENAMES
         if (ar.formatted.name[0] == '/') {
@@ -98,7 +105,8 @@ char FAST_FUNC get_header_ar(archive_handle_t *archive_handle)
 
                 /* The number after the '/' indicates the offset in the ar data section
                  * (saved in ar_long_names) that conatains the real filename */
-                long_offset = read_num(&ar.formatted.name[1], 10);
+                long_offset = read_num(&ar.formatted.name[1], 10,
+                                       sizeof(ar.formatted.name) - 1);
                 if (long_offset >= ar_long_name_size) {
                         bb_error_msg_and_die("can't resolve long filename");
                 }