Semver, a crucial package for semantic version parsing in JavaScript and used extensively by npm, saw a minor version bump from 2.0.2 to 2.0.3 on June 20, 2013. While the core description, development dependencies (tap for testing and uglify-js for minification), BSD license, and Git repository URL remained identical, subtle changes underpin the update.
The key distinction lies in the version field itself, incrementing from "2.0.2" to "2.0.3". This indicates a patch release according to Semantic Versioning principles, meaning the update likely addressed bug fixes or minor improvements without introducing breaking changes or new features.
Developers relying on Semver can expect a seamless transition with version 2.0.3. The continued presence of the same development dependencies ensures consistent testing and minification processes. The dist field reveals updated tarball URLs, reflecting the new version on the npm registry. Crucially, the releaseDate field shifts forward by roughly ten minutes, pinpointing the exact timeframe of the update. Those managing dependencies in their projects should update to 2.0.3 to benefit from any bug fixes. Given Semantic Versioning, the upgrade poses minimal risk of compatibility issues, allowing it to be a safe update. For developers new to the library, semver helps handling consistent versioning in their projects. Note that these versions are quite old and the library is constantly updated, so check the newest releases if you are starting a new project.
All the vulnerabilities related to the version 2.0.3 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.
