Ansi-html is a lightweight and efficient JavaScript library designed to convert text styled with ANSI escape codes (often created using libraries like Chalk) into HTML. This allows developers to easily display colored or formatted console output within web browsers or other HTML-based environments. Versions 0.0.6 and 0.0.7 share the same core functionality and maintain the same dependencies, including Mocha and Chai for testing, Chalk for generating ANSI-styled text, and Lodash for utility functions. Both versions are licensed under Apache-2.0, offering flexibility in usage. The repository remains consistent on GitHub. The key distinction lies in the release date, with version 0.0.7 being released on January 2, 2017, after version 0.0.6 which was released on October 26, 2016. This suggests that version 0.0.7 likely includes bug fixes, performance improvements, or minor enhancements implemented in the intervening months. Developers should consider upgrading to version 0.0.7 for the most up-to-date and potentially stable experience. Despite the similar feature sets, the later release date implies a refinement process, making 0.0.7 the preferable choice for new projects or existing implementations seeking the latest iteration of the ansi-html library. It provides a straightforward solution for rendering console output within web applications.
All the vulnerabilities related to the version 0.0.7 of the package
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in ansi-html
This affects all versions of package ansi-html. If an attacker provides a malicious string, it will get stuck processing the input for an extremely long time.
