Cross-spawn simplifies cross-platform child process management in Node.js, offering a consistent interface for child_process#spawn and child_process#spawnSync regardless of the operating system. Comparing version 5.1.0 to the prior stable release, 5.0.1, reveals subtle but significant improvements valuable for developers relying on robust process execution. Both versions share core dependencies like which, lru-cache, and shebang-command, ensuring consistent behavior in locating executables, caching results, and handling shebang lines. The development dependencies, including tools for testing, linting, and cleanup, also remain unchanged.
The key difference lies in the release date. Version 5.1.0 was released on February 26, 2017, while version 5.0.1 dates back to November 4, 2016. This gap suggests that version 5.1.0 likely includes bug fixes, performance enhancements, or minor feature additions accumulated over those months, although specific details aren't exposed within the provided data.. For developers, upgrading from 5.0.1 to 5.1.0 is recommended to benefit from these potential improvements, even if the core functionality remains largely the same. Always consult the project's changelog or repository for a detailed breakdown of changes to ensure a smooth transition and take advantage of any new capabilities. Remember to consider this for any Node.js project needing platform-agnostic process spawning capabilities.
All the vulnerabilities related to the version 5.1.0 of the package
Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) in cross-spawn
Versions of the package cross-spawn before 7.0.5 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) due to improper input sanitization. An attacker can increase the CPU usage and crash the program by crafting a very large and well crafted string.
