1 files changed, 7 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/archival/libunarchive/get_header_tar.c b/archival/libunarchive/get_header_tar.c
index 16e2de440..71e08bf7d 100644
--- a/archival/libunarchive/get_header_tar.c
+++ b/archival/libunarchive/get_header_tar.c
@@ -301,9 +301,13 @@ char FAST_FUNC get_header_tar(archive_handle_t *archive_handle)
         file_header->uname = tar.uname[0] ? xstrndup(tar.uname, sizeof(tar.uname)) : NULL;
         file_header->gname = tar.gname[0] ? xstrndup(tar.gname, sizeof(tar.gname)) : NULL;
 #endif
-        file_header->mtime = GET_OCTAL(tar.mtime);
-        /* Size field: handle GNU tar's "base256 encoding" */
-        file_header->size = (*tar.size & 0xc0) == 0x80 /* positive base256? */
+        /* mtime: rudimentally handle GNU tar's "base256 encoding"
+         * People report tarballs with NEGATIVE unix times encoded that way */
+        file_header->mtime = (tar.mtime[0] & 0x80) /* base256? */
+                        ? 0 /* bogus */
+                        : GET_OCTAL(tar.mtime);
+        /* size: handle GNU tar's "base256 encoding" */
+        file_header->size = (tar.size[0] & 0xc0) == 0x80 /* positive base256? */
                         ? getBase256_len12(tar.size)
                         : GET_OCTAL(tar.size);
         file_header->gid = GET_OCTAL(tar.gid);