Is bufferutil safe to use?

bufferutil has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (4.1.0). DepScope rates its health at 78/100 (moderate risk).

What is the latest version of bufferutil?

The latest version of bufferutil is 4.1.0, released 2025-12-18.

Does bufferutil have known vulnerabilities?

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of bufferutil.

Is bufferutil deprecated?

No, bufferutil is actively maintained. Latest release: 4.1.0 (2025-12-18).

What are alternatives to bufferutil?

Popular alternatives to bufferutil in npm include: semver, ansi-styles, debug, minimatch, brace-expansion.

What license does bufferutil use?

bufferutil is licensed under MIT.

bufferutil

npmv4.1.0

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Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 78/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

15/25

maintenance

17/20

popularity

25/25

security

15/15

maturity

6/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

Bundle & TypeScript

📦

Bundle Size

3.5 KBminified

1.6 KB gzipped

1 direct dependencies

side effects

🌟

TypeScript

0/10untyped

No type definitions available

Quality signals

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Dependencies (1)

node-gyp-build

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