MongoDB version 1.4.8 represents a minor update to the popular Node.js driver for MongoDB, building upon the foundation laid by version 1.4.7. While the core functionality likely remains consistent, several key differences emerge upon closer inspection, primarily in the dependency management. The most notable change lies in the "bson" dependency, which has been updated from version 0.2.9 in 1.4.7 to 0.2.11 in 1.4.8. BSON (Binary JSON) is crucial for efficient data serialization and deserialization within MongoDB, therefore this upgrade suggests potential performance improvements or bug fixes related to BSON handling that are worth considering when upgrading.
The development dependencies appear unchanged, including tools for documentation (dox, markdown), testing (nodeunit, integra), and code optimization (uglify-js). This points to a focus on internal improvements or bug fixes rather than significant new features in this release. Both versions heavily rely on "kerberos" and "readable-stream" as optional dependencies, indicating support for authentication and stream processing. For developers, the upgrade from 1.4.7 to 1.4.8 offers a potentially more robust and efficient BSON processing, which translates to improved data handling within their applications. Developers should evaluate the changelog or release notes for the BSON dependency to understand the specific benefits offered by the upgrade. Examining the release date reveals that version 1.4.8 was released in August 2014, about a month and a half after the previous version.
All the vulnerabilities related to the version 1.4.8 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.
DLL Injection in kerberos
Version of kerberos prior to 1.0.0 are vulnerable to DLL Injection. The package loads DLLs without specifying a full path. This may allow attackers to create a file with the same name in a folder that precedes the intended file in the DLL path search. Doing so would allow attackers to execute arbitrary code in the machine.
Upgrade to version 1.0.0 or later.
