Browserify is a powerful tool for JavaScript developers, enabling the use of Node.js-style require() in browser-based projects. It allows developers to organize code into modules and leverage npm packages directly in the browser, simplifying dependency management and code reuse. Comparing versions 1.1.3 and 1.1.4, the core functionality remains consistent, with both versions sharing the same description: "Browser-side require() for js directories and npm modules." The listed dependencies for core functionality, resolve, detective, and coffee-script, are identical, ensuring that the module resolution and dependency analysis capabilities are unchanged.
The devDependencies also remain identical, including tools like seq, jade, dnode, jsdom, connect, hashish, backbone, expresso, traverse, and jquery-browserify. This indicates that the development and testing environment saw no significant updates between these point releases. The license, repository, and author information are also consistent, reinforcing the stability of the project's foundation.
The key difference between the two versions lies in their release dates. Version 1.1.4 was released approximately two hours after version 1.1.3. While the exact nature of the changes isn't explicitly stated, the rapid succession suggests a bug fix or a minor adjustment that didn't necessitate changes to dependencies or development tools. For developers already using Browserify, upgrading from 1.1.3 to 1.1.4 is likely a safe bet, potentially addressing an unlisted edge case or optimization. For new users, either version provides the same core functionality for browserifying Node.js modules. The dist entries with the .tgz file contain the packaged code for each release.
All the vulnerabilities related to the version 1.1.4 of the package
Incorrect Handling of Non-Boolean Comparisons During Minification in uglify-js
Versions of uglify-js prior to 2.4.24 are affected by a vulnerability which may cause crafted JavaScript to have altered functionality after minification.
Upgrade UglifyJS to version >= 2.4.24.
Regular Expression Denial of Service in uglify-js
Versions of uglify-js prior to 2.6.0 are affected by a regular expression denial of service vulnerability when malicious inputs are passed into the parse() method.
var u = require('uglify-js');
var genstr = function (len, chr) {
var result = "";
for (i=0; i<=len; i++) {
result = result + chr;
}
return result;
}
u.parse("var a = " + genstr(process.argv[2], "1") + ".1ee7;");
$ time node test.js 10000
real 0m1.091s
user 0m1.047s
sys 0m0.039s
$ time node test.js 80000
real 0m6.486s
user 0m6.229s
sys 0m0.094s
Update to version 2.6.0 or later.