[issue45070] 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)

[Zachary Ware]

Zachary Ware <zachary.ware at gmail.com> added the comment:

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.

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components: +Distutils, Windows
nosy: +dstufft, eric.araujo, paul.moore, steve.dower, tim.golden, zach.ware
resolution:  -> wont fix
stage:  -> resolved
status: open -> closed

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