libgcj/5916: New version of zlib (1.1.4) fixes security issue

[mark@klomp.org]

>Number:         5916
>Category:       libgcj
>Synopsis:       New version of zlib (1.1.4) fixes security issue
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    unassigned
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Mon Mar 11 13:06:01 PST 2002
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>Originator:     mark@klomp.org
>Release:        gcc 3.1
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>Description:
gcc contains the zlib library for libgcj zip file support.
The current version included with gcc (zlib 1.1.3) contains
a security issue as explained at:
http://www.gzip.org/zlib/advisory-2002-03-11.txt

A new version (zlib 1.1.4) is available that fixes this issue. It can be obtained through http://www.gzip.org/zlib/.
This new version should be imported into gcc.
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