zlib 1.2.5 puff.c fixed() fails to initialize tables

• From: Bjoern Hoehrmann <derhoermi@gmx.net>
• Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2011 01:41:11 +0100
• To: zlib@gzip.org
• Message-ID: <c5dtn69j7spdvfi93d3dukn577h5tjovja@hive.bjoern.hoehrmann.de>

Hi,

  In zlib 1.2.5.'s `puff.c` the `fixed()` routine initializes the fields
in `lencode` and `distcode` after calling `construct()` which relies on
them being initialized. The initialization needs to be moved before the
first call to `construct()`.

regards,
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Received on Tuesday, 15 March 2011 00:41:38 UTC