BSON versions 0.2.16 and 0.2.15 are both BSON parsers designed for Node.js and browser environments, facilitating the encoding and decoding of BSON (Binary JSON) data. This format is commonly used with MongoDB for efficient data storage and retrieval. Both versions share identical dependencies, relying on "nan" version 1.3.0 for native Node.js addon support, ensuring compatibility with different Node.js versions. Development dependencies, including "one" (version 2.X.X), "gleak" (0.2.3), and "nodeunit" (0.9.0), remained constant between the releases, suggesting a focus on maintaining existing functionality and stability, rather than introducing significant new features.
The primary difference lies in their release dates. Version 0.2.16 was released on December 17, 2014, while version 0.2.15 was released on September 4, 2014. This indicates a period of roughly three months between the two versions, suggesting the changes included bug fixes, performance improvements, or minor enhancements. Developers choosing between these versions should consider whether any specific issues addressed in 0.2.16 impact their usage. Given the identical dependencies and development dependencies, the upgrade from 0.2.15 to 0.2.16 should be straightforward, assuming the changes introduced were primarily focused on improvements and bug removals. Developers using BSON for MongoDB interaction will find these libraries essential .
All the vulnerabilities related to the version 0.2.16 of the package
Deserialization of Untrusted Data in bson
Incorrect parsing of certain JSON input may result in js-bson not correctly serializing BSON. This may cause unexpected application behaviour including data disclosure.
Deserialization of Untrusted Data in bson
All versions of bson before 1.1.4 are vulnerable to Deserialization of Untrusted Data. The package will ignore an unknown value for an object's _bsontype, leading to cases where an object is serialized as a document rather than the intended BSON type.
