Is bison safe to use?

bison has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (3.8.2). DepScope rates its health at 62/100 (moderate risk).

What is the latest version of bison?

The latest version of bison is 3.8.2, released 2026-03-20.

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of bison.

No, bison is actively maintained. Latest release: 3.8.2 (2026-03-20).

DepScope has no curated alternatives for bison at this time.

bison is licensed under GPL-3.0-or-later.

homebrewv3.8.2

Parser generator

License GPL-3.0-or-later1 versions1 maintainers0 deps2,021 weekly dl

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Health

use with caution

[email protected] low health (62/100) — consider alternatives

Health breakdown0 – 100

20/25

maintenance

6/20

popularity

25/25

security

9/15

maturity

2/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

API access

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Last updated · 2026-03-20T11:34:38Z