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Title: python 3.9.2 contains wininst-10.0-amd64.exe. wininst-10.0.exe.wininst-7.1.exe. wininst-8.0.exe.wininst-9.0.exe.wininst-9.0-amd64.exe.wininst-14.0-amd64.exe and wininst-14.0.exe associates CVE-2016-9843、CVE-2016-9841、CVE-2016-9840 and CVE-2016-9842 of zlib(1.2.8, 1.2.3,1.2.5)
Type: Stage: resolved
Components: Distutils, Windows Versions:
process
Status: closed Resolution: wont fix
Dependencies: Superseder:
Assigned To: Nosy List: dstufft, eric.araujo, paul.moore, steve.dower, tim.golden, xcl123, zach.ware
Priority: normal Keywords:

Created on 2021-09-01 03:19 by xcl123, last changed 2022-04-11 14:59 by admin. This issue is now closed.

Messages (2)
msg400801 - (view) Author: xcl-1 (xcl123) Date: 2021-09-01 03:19
python 3.9.2 contains wininst-10.0-amd64.exe. wininst-10.0.exe.wininst-7.1.exe. wininst-8.0.exe.wininst-9.0.exe.wininst-9.0-amd64.exe.wininst-14.0-amd64.exe and wininst-14.0.exe associates CVE-2016-9843、CVE-2016-9841、CVE-2016-9840 and CVE-2016-9842 of zlib(1.2.8, 1.2.3,1.2.5)
msg400806 - (view) Author: Zachary Ware (zach.ware) * (Python committer) Date: 2021-09-01 03:42
As noted in bpo-45068, these executables are helpers for deprecated functionality.  It is safe to delete them if they concern you and you don't need the deprecated functionality.  They will not be updated except to remove them.
History
Date User Action Args
2022-04-11 14:59:49adminsetgithub: 89233
2021-09-01 03:42:41zach.waresetstatus: open -> closed

components: + Distutils, Windows

nosy: + eric.araujo, dstufft, paul.moore, tim.golden, zach.ware, steve.dower
messages: + msg400806
resolution: wont fix
stage: resolved
2021-09-01 03:19:31xcl123create