png_inflate(png_structp png_ptr, const png_byte *data, png_size_t size,
        png_bytep output, png_size_t output_size)
{
   png_size_t count = 0;

   png_ptr->zstream.next_in = (png_bytep)data; /* const_cast: VALID */
   png_ptr->zstream.avail_in = size;

   while (1)
   {
      int ret, avail;

      /* Reset the output buffer each time round - we empty it
       * after every inflate call.
       */
      png_ptr->zstream.next_out = png_ptr->zbuf;
      png_ptr->zstream.avail_out = png_ptr->zbuf_size;

      ret = inflate(&png_ptr->zstream, Z_NO_FLUSH);
      avail = png_ptr->zbuf_size - png_ptr->zstream.avail_out;

      /* First copy/count any new output - but only if we didn't
       * get an error code.
       */
      if ((ret == Z_OK || ret == Z_STREAM_END) && avail > 0)
       {
          if (output != 0 && output_size > count)
          {
            int copy = output_size - count;
            if (avail < copy) copy = avail;
             png_memcpy(output + count, png_ptr->zbuf, copy);
          }
          count += avail;
      }

      if (ret == Z_OK)
         continue;

      /* Termination conditions - always reset the zstream, it
       * must be left in inflateInit state.
       */
      png_ptr->zstream.avail_in = 0;
      inflateReset(&png_ptr->zstream);

      if (ret == Z_STREAM_END)
         return count; /* NOTE: may be zero. */

      /* Now handle the error codes - the API always returns 0
       * and the error message is dumped into the uncompressed
       * buffer if available.
       */
      {
         PNG_CONST char *msg;
         if (png_ptr->zstream.msg != 0)
            msg = png_ptr->zstream.msg;
         else
         {
#if defined(PNG_STDIO_SUPPORTED) && !defined(_WIN32_WCE)
            char umsg[52];

            switch (ret)
            {
               case Z_BUF_ERROR:
                  msg = "Buffer error in compressed datastream in %s chunk";
                  break;
               case Z_DATA_ERROR:
                  msg = "Data error in compressed datastream in %s chunk";
                  break;
               default:
                  msg = "Incomplete compressed datastream in %s chunk";
                  break;
            }

            png_snprintf(umsg, sizeof umsg, msg, png_ptr->chunk_name);
            msg = umsg;
#else
            msg = "Damaged compressed datastream in chunk other than IDAT";
#endif
         }

         png_warning(png_ptr, msg);
      }

      /* 0 means an error - notice that this code simple ignores
       * zero length compressed chunks as a result.
       */
      return 0;
   }
}

This weakness involves numeric computation errors, such as integer overflows, underflows, or precision losses, which can lead to miscalculations and exploitable behaviors in software.