Index: Lib/zipfile.py
===================================================================
--- Lib/zipfile.py	(revision 88380)
+++ Lib/zipfile.py	(working copy)
@@ -246,17 +246,17 @@
         # found the magic number; attempt to unpack and interpret
         recData = data[start:start+sizeEndCentDir]
         endrec = list(struct.unpack(structEndArchive, recData))
-        comment = data[start+sizeEndCentDir:]
-        # check that comment length is correct
-        if endrec[_ECD_COMMENT_SIZE] == len(comment):
-            # Append the archive comment and start offset
-            endrec.append(comment)
-            endrec.append(maxCommentStart + start)
+        commentSize = endrec[_ECD_COMMENT_SIZE] #as claimed by the zip file
+        comment = data[start+sizeEndCentDir:start+sizeEndCentDir+commentSize]
+        endrec.append(comment)
+        endrec.append(maxCommentStart + start)
 
-            # Try to read the "Zip64 end of central directory" structure
-            return _EndRecData64(fpin, maxCommentStart + start - filesize,
-                                 endrec)
+        # Try to read the "Zip64 end of central directory" structure
+        return _EndRecData64(fpin, maxCommentStart + start - filesize,
+                             endrec)
 
+
+
     # Unable to find a valid end of central directory structure
     return
 
Index: Lib/test/test_zipfile.py
===================================================================
--- Lib/test/test_zipfile.py	(revision 88380)
+++ Lib/test/test_zipfile.py	(working copy)
@@ -350,7 +350,25 @@
             f.seek(len(data))
             with zipfile.ZipFile(f, "r") as zipfp:
                 self.assertEqual(zipfp.namelist(), [TESTFN])
+                         
+    def test_ignores_newline_at_end(self):
+        with zipfile.ZipFile(TESTFN2, "w", zipfile.ZIP_STORED) as zipfp:
+            zipfp.write(TESTFN, TESTFN)
+        with open(TESTFN2, 'a') as f:
+            f.write("\r\n\00\00\00")
+        with zipfile.ZipFile(TESTFN2, "r") as zipfp:
+            self.assertIsInstance(zipfp, zipfile.ZipFile)
 
+    def test_ignores_stuff_appended_past_comments(self):
+        with zipfile.ZipFile(TESTFN2, "w", zipfile.ZIP_STORED) as zipfp:
+            zipfp.comment = b"this is a comment"
+            zipfp.write(TESTFN, TESTFN)
+        with open(TESTFN2, 'a') as f:
+            f.write("abcdef\r\n")
+        with zipfile.ZipFile(TESTFN2, "r") as zipfp:
+            self.assertIsInstance(zipfp, zipfile.ZipFile)
+            self.assertEqual(zipfp.comment, b"this is a comment")
+
     def test_write_default_name(self):
         """Check that calling ZipFile.write without arcname specified
         produces the expected result."""