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Faster Releases, Fewer Risks: A Study on Maven Artifact Vulnerabilities and Lifecycle Management
Mon 28 Apr 2025 14:12 - 14:16 at 215 - MSR 2025 Mining Challenge Chair(s): Joyce El Haddad, Damien Jaime, Pascal Poizat
In modern software ecosystems, dependency management plays a critical role in ensuring secure and maintainable applications. However, understanding the relationship between release practices and their impact on vulnerabilities and update cycles remains a challenge. In this study, we analyze the release histories of 10,000 Maven artifacts, covering over 203,000 releases and 1.7 million dependencies. We evaluate how release speed affects software security and lifecycle. Our results show an inverse relationship between release speed and dependency outdatedness. Artifacts with more frequent releases maintain significantly shorter outdated times. We also find that faster release cycles are linked to fewer CVEs in dependency chains, indicating a strong negative correlation. These findings emphasize the importance of accelerated release strategies in reducing security risks and ensuring timely updates. Our research provides valuable insights for software developers, maintainers, and ecosystem managers.
Mon 28 AprDisplayed time zone: Eastern Time (US & Canada) change
Mon 28 Apr
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14:00 - 15:30 | MSR 2025 Mining ChallengeMining Challenge at 215 Chair(s): Joyce El Haddad Université Paris Dauphine - PSL , Damien Jaime Université Paris Nanterre & LIP6, Pascal Poizat Université Paris Nanterre & LIP6 | ||
14:00 4mTalk | Analyzing Dependency Clusters and Security Risks in the Maven Central Repository Mining Challenge | ||
14:04 4mTalk | Chasing the Clock: How Fast Are Vulnerabilities Fixed in the Maven Ecosystem? Mining Challenge Md Fazle Rabbi Idaho State University, Arifa Islam Champa Idaho State University, Rajshakhar Paul Wayne State University, Minhaz F. Zibran Idaho State University Pre-print | ||
14:08 4mTalk | Decoding Dependency Risks: A Quantitative Study of Vulnerabilities in the Maven Ecosystem Mining Challenge Costain Nachuma Idaho State University, Md Mosharaf Hossan Idaho State University, Asif Kamal Turzo Wayne State University, Minhaz F. Zibran Idaho State University Pre-print | ||
14:12 4mTalk | Faster Releases, Fewer Risks: A Study on Maven Artifact Vulnerabilities and Lifecycle Management Mining Challenge Md Shafiullah Shafin Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology (RUET), Md Fazle Rabbi Idaho State University, S. M. Mahedy Hasan Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology, Minhaz F. Zibran Idaho State University Pre-print | ||
14:16 4mTalk | Insights into Dependency Maintenance Trends in the Maven Ecosystem Mining Challenge Barisha Chowdhury Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology, Md Fazle Rabbi Idaho State University, S. M. Mahedy Hasan Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology, Minhaz F. Zibran Idaho State University Pre-print | ||
14:20 4mTalk | Insights into Vulnerability Trends in Maven Artifacts: Recurrence, Popularity, and User Behavior Mining Challenge Courtney Bodily Idaho State University, Eric Hill Idaho State University, Andreas Kramer Idaho State University, Leslie Kerby Idaho State University, Minhaz F. Zibran Idaho State University | ||
14:24 4mTalk | Understanding Software Vulnerabilities in the Maven Ecosystem: Patterns, Timelines, and Risks Mining Challenge Md Fazle Rabbi Idaho State University, Rajshakhar Paul Wayne State University, Arifa Islam Champa Idaho State University, Minhaz F. Zibran Idaho State University Pre-print | ||
14:28 4mTalk | Dependency Update Adoption Patterns in the Maven Software Ecosystem Mining Challenge Baltasar Berretta College of Wooster, Augustus Thomas College of Wooster, Heather Guarnera The College of Wooster | ||
14:32 4mTalk | Analyzing Vulnerability Overestimation in Software Projects Mining Challenge Taha Draoui University of Michigan-Flint, Faten Jebari University of Michigan-Flint, Chawki Ben Slimen University of Michigan-Flint, Munjaap Uppal University of Michigan-Flint, Mohamed Wiem Mkaouer University of Michigan - Flint | ||
14:36 4mTalk | Dependency Dilemmas: A Comparative Study of Independent and Dependent Artifacts in Maven Ecosystem Mining Challenge Mehedi Hasan Shanto Khulna University, Muhammad Asaduzzman University of Windsor, Manishankar Mondal Khulna University, Shaiful Chowdhury University of Manitoba | ||
14:40 4mTalk | Cascading Effects: Analyzing Project Failure Impact in the Maven Central Ecosystem Mining Challenge Mina Shehata Belmont University, Saidmakhmud Makhkamjonoov Belmont University, Mahad Syed Belmont University, Esteban Parra Belmont University | ||
14:45 4mTalk | Do Developers Depend on Deprecated Library Versions? A Mining Study of Log4j Mining Challenge Haruhiko Yoshioka Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Sila Lertbanjongngam Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Masayuki Inaba Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Youmei Fan Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Takashi Nakano Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Kazumasa Shimari Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Raula Gaikovina Kula Osaka University, Kenichi Matsumoto Nara Institute of Science and Technology Pre-print | ||
14:49 4mTalk | Mining for Lags in Updating Critical Security Threats: A Case Study of Log4j Library Mining Challenge Hidetake Tanaka Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Kazuma Yamasaki Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Momoka Hirose Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Takashi Nakano Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Youmei Fan Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Kazumasa Shimari Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Raula Gaikovina Kula Osaka University, Kenichi Matsumoto Nara Institute of Science and Technology Pre-print | ||
14:53 4mTalk | On the Evolution of Unused Dependencies in Java Project Releases: An Empirical Study Mining Challenge Nabhan Suwanachote Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Yagut Shakizada Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Yutaro Kashiwa Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Bin Lin Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hajimu Iida Nara Institute of Science and Technology | ||
14:57 4mTalk | Out of Sight, Still at Risk: The Lifecycle of Transitive Vulnerabilities in Maven Mining Challenge Piotr Przymus Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland, Mikołaj Fejzer Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Jakub Narębski Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Krzysztof Rykaczewski Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland, Krzysztof Stencel University of Warsaw Pre-print | ||
15:01 4mTalk | Popularity and Innovation in Maven Central Mining Challenge Nkiru Ede Victoria University of Wellington, Jens Dietrich Victoria University of Wellington, Ulrich Zülicke Victoria University of Wellington Pre-print | ||
15:05 4mTalk | Software Bills of Materials in Maven Central Mining Challenge Yogya Gamage Universtité de Montréal, Nadia Gonzalez Fernandez Université de Montréal, Martin Monperrus KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Benoit Baudry Université de Montréal | ||
15:09 4mTalk | The Ripple Effect of Vulnerabilities in Maven Central: Prevalence, Propagation, and Mitigation Challenges Mining Challenge | ||
15:13 4mTalk | Tracing Vulnerabilities in Maven: A Study of CVE lifecycles and Dependency Networks Mining Challenge Pre-print | ||
15:17 4mTalk | Understanding Abandonment and Slowdown Dynamics in the Maven Ecosystem Mining Challenge Kazi Amit Hasan Queen's University, Canada, Jerin Yasmin Queen's University, Canada, Huizi Hao Queen's University, Canada, Yuan Tian Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Safwat Hassan University of Toronto, Steven Ding Pre-print | ||
15:21 4mTalk | Characterizing Packages for Vulnerability Prediction Mining Challenge Saviour Owolabi University of Calgary, Francesco Rosati University of Calgary, Ahmad Abdellatif University of Calgary, Lorenzo De Carli University of Calgary, Canada | ||
15:25 4mTalk | Understanding the Popularity of Packages in Maven Ecosystem Mining Challenge Sadman Jashim Sakib University of Windsor, Muhammad Asaduzzman University of Windsor, Curtis Bright University of Windsor, Cole Morgan University of Windsor | ||