Add link to zlib v1.1.3 vulnerability (GH-17156)

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Emmanuel Nosa E 2020-01-03 13:10:16 +01:00 committed by T. Wouters
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For applications that require data compression, the functions in this module
allow compression and decompression, using the zlib library. The zlib library
has its own home page at http://www.zlib.net. There are known
has its own home page at https://www.zlib.net. There are known
incompatibilities between the Python module and versions of the zlib library
earlier than 1.1.3; 1.1.3 has a security vulnerability, so we recommend using
earlier than 1.1.3; 1.1.3 has a `security vulnerability <https://zlib.net/zlib_faq.html#faq33>`_, so we recommend using
1.1.4 or later.
zlib's functions have many options and often need to be used in a particular
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http://www.zlib.net/manual.html
The zlib manual explains the semantics and usage of the library's many
functions.