MongoDB Node.js driver version 1.2.10 represents a minor update over its predecessor, 1.2.9, offering incremental improvements and bug fixes for developers utilizing MongoDB in their Node.js applications. Both versions share a common foundation, relying on BSON 0.1.5 for efficient data serialization and deserialization. They also incorporate the same suite of development dependencies, including tools for documentation (dox), templating (ejs), asynchronous control flow (step, async), memory leak detection (gleak), GitHub integration (github3), markdown processing, unit testing (nodeunit), and JavaScript minification (uglify-js). The core functionality and API remain consistent between these releases, ensuring a smooth transition for developers already familiar with version 1.2.9.
The key difference lies primarily in internal optimizations and potential bug resolutions addressed in version 1.2.10. While a specific changelog isn't provided in the data, the release date discrepancy (January 25, 2013, for 1.2.10 versus January 17, 2013, for 1.2.9) suggests that the newer version incorporates approximately a week's worth of refinements. Developers might consider upgrading to 1.2.10 for the potential benefits of these under-the-hood improvements, particularly if they encountered any minor issues or edge cases with the previous version. Both versions represent stable options for interacting with MongoDB from Node.js, offering a comprehensive feature set for querying, updating, and managing data within MongoDB databases. Developers can retrieve these packages directly from the npm registry.
All the vulnerabilities related to the version 1.2.10 of the package
Denial of Service in mongodb
Versions of mongodb prior to 3.1.13 are vulnerable to Denial of Service. The package fails to properly catch an exception when a collection name is invalid and the DB does not exist, crashing the application.
Upgrade to version 3.1.13 or later.
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.
