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Date: Sat, 09 Jul 2005 01:19:48 -0400
From: Charles Wilson <cygwin AT cwilson DOT fastmail DOT fm>
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Subject: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated: zlib-1.2.2-2
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The zlib package has been updated to version 1.2.2-2. zlib is a
standard lossless compression library.   This is a security bugfix release.

CHANGES:

Includes patch for security issue can-2005-2096 "Buffer overflow in zlib 
1.2 and later versions allows remote attackers to cause a denial of 
service (crash) via a crafted compressed stream,"


-- 
Charles Wilson
zlib volunteer maintainer for cygwin


To update your installation, click on the "Install Cygwin now" link on
the http://cygwin.com/ web page.  This downloads setup.exe to your
system.  Then, run setup and answer all of the questions.


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