Brace expansion is a utility providing shell-like brace expansion capabilities within JavaScript environments, useful for generating multiple strings from a single pattern. Both version 1.0.0 and 1.0.1 offer this functionality, leveraging dependencies like concat-map (version 0.0.0) and balanced-match (version ^0.2.0) to achieve the core expansion logic. Developers can utilize this library to create dynamic file paths, generate test cases, or handle command-line argument variations. The primary difference between the versions lies in their release date. Version 1.0.0 was tagged on November 30, 2014, while version 1.0.1 followed shortly after, on December 3, 2014. This suggests that version 1.0.1 may contain minor bug fixes, performance improvements, or other small enhancements not explicitly detailed in the provided data.
For developers, the key takeaway is the library's stability (both using the same dependencies and core structure) . Choosing between 1.0.0 and 1.0.1 likely depends on preference, with the newer version generally recommended for potential (though undocumented) improvements. Reviewing release notes or commit history (accessible via the linked GitHub repository) would offer further clarification on the specific changes introduced in version 1.0.1. Consider testing both if minute differences are critical.
All the vulnerabilities related to the version 1.0.1 of the package
ReDoS in brace-expansion
Affected versions of brace-expansion are vulnerable to a regular expression denial of service condition.
var expand = require('brace-expansion');
expand('{,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,\n}');
Update to version 1.1.7 or later.
brace-expansion Regular Expression Denial of Service vulnerability
A vulnerability was found in juliangruber brace-expansion up to 1.1.11/2.0.1/3.0.0/4.0.0. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function expand of the file index.js. The manipulation leads to inefficient regular expression complexity. The attack may be launched remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 1.1.12, 2.0.2, 3.0.1 and 4.0.1 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is a5b98a4f30d7813266b221435e1eaaf25a1b0ac5. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.