--- lha-114i/src/header.c.orig	2000-10-05 19:36:03.000000000 +0200
+++ lha-114i/src/header.c	2004-04-21 14:30:52.000000000 +0200
@@ -538,6 +538,10 @@
 				/*
 				 * filename
 				 */
+				if (header_size >= 256) {
+				  fprintf(stderr, "Possible buffer overflow hack attack, type #1\n");
+				  exit(109);
+				}
 				for (i = 0; i < header_size - 3; i++)
 					hdr->name[i] = (char) get_byte();
 				hdr->name[header_size - 3] = '\0';
@@ -547,6 +551,10 @@
 				/*
 				 * directory
 				 */
+				if (header_size >= FILENAME_LENGTH) {
+				  fprintf(stderr, "Possible buffer overflow hack attack, type #2\n");
+				  exit(110);
+				}
 				for (i = 0; i < header_size - 3; i++)
 					dirname[i] = (char) get_byte();
 				dirname[header_size - 3] = '\0';
--- lha-114i/src/lhext.c.orig	2000-10-04 16:57:38.000000000 +0200
+++ lha-114i/src/lhext.c	2004-04-21 14:30:52.000000000 +0200
@@ -190,8 +190,13 @@
 		q = (char *) rindex(hdr->name, '/') + 1;
 	}
 	else {
+		if (is_directory_traversal(q)) {
+		  fprintf(stderr, "Possible directory traversal hack attempt in %s\n", q);
+		  exit(111);
+		}
+
 		if (*q == '/') {
-			q++;
+			while (*q == '/') { q++; }
 			/*
 			 * if OSK then strip device name
 			 */
@@ -419,6 +424,33 @@
 	return;
 }
 
+int
+is_directory_traversal(char *string)
+{
+  unsigned int type = 0; /* 0 = new, 1 = only dots, 2 = other chars than dots */
+  char *temp;
+
+  temp = string;
+
+  while (*temp != 0) {
+    if (temp[0] == '/') {
+      if (type == 1) { return 1; }
+      type = 0;
+      temp++;
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    if ((temp[0] == '.') && (type < 2))
+      type = 1;
+    if (temp[0] != '.')
+      type = 2;
+
+    temp++;
+  } /* while */
+
+  return (type == 1);
+}
+
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