Semver, a crucial dependency for npm, provides semantic version parsing capabilities and the 1.0.5 and 1.0.4 versions exemplify iterative improvements in this essential tool. Focusing on the semantic version parser, these versions ensure accurate interpretation and comparison of package versions, a fundamental aspect of dependency management. While both versions share the same core functionality, description, empty dependencies, use the "tap" package for development dependencies ("0.x" version) and source code repository, the key difference lies in their release date. Version 1.0.5 was released on May 3, 2011, subsequent to version 1.0.4, released on April 21, 2011.
For developers employing the semver library, this indicates a refinement or bug fix occurred within this timeframe. Though the specifics of changes are not detailed in the provided data, upgrading from 1.0.4 to 1.0.5 ensures developers benefit from the latest, potentially more stable or performant, iteration of the parser. The consistent use of "tap" in devDependencies suggests a stable testing framework. Developers can examine the diff or commit history between these releases on the linked Github repository to identify the precise modifications and their potential impact on their projects. The provided tarball URLs in the dist provide direct access to the package files for easy integration with package managers.
All the vulnerabilities related to the version 1.0.5 of the package
Regular Expression Denial of Service in semver
Versions 4.3.1 and earlier of semver are affected by a regular expression denial of service vulnerability when extremely long version strings are parsed.
Update to version 4.3.2 or later
semver vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service
Versions of the package semver before 7.5.2 on the 7.x branch, before 6.3.1 on the 6.x branch, and all other versions before 5.7.2 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) via the function new Range, when untrusted user data is provided as a range.
