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Vulnerability database

A vulnerability database (VDB) is a platform aimed at collecting, maintaining, and disseminating information about discovered computer security vulnerabilities. The database will customarily describe the identified vulnerability, assess the potential impact on affected systems, and any workarounds or updates to mitigate the issue. A VDB will assign a…

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Types of vulnerability databases

Open Source Vulnerability DatabaseMITRENational Vulnerability DatabaseNational Institute of Standards and TechnologyCommon Vulnerability Scoring System
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Use of vulnerability databases

SANS InstituteCritical Vulnerability Analysis Scale
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Common security vulnerabilities listed on vulnerability databases

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related to Types of vulnerability databases · 33
Vulnerability database → April, August, Common Platform Enumeration, Common Vulnerabilities, Common Vulnerability Scoring System, CPE, CVE, CVSS, Database, Exposures, However, In, ISS X-Force, Major, Many, March, MITRE, MITRE-run CVE, National Institute, NIST
related to Use of vulnerability databases · 10
Vulnerability database → Analysis Scale, Common Vulnerability Scoring System, CVSS, However, NVD, OSVDB, SANS Institute's Critical Vulnerability, The CVSS, US-CERT, Vulnerability
related to Inadequate auditing · 9
Vulnerability database → All, Data, If, NoSQL, Some, SQL, The, Vulnerability, When
related to history · 7
Vulnerability database → February, He, Jerome, Multics, Repaired Security Bugs, Saltzer, The
related to Environmental · 5
Vulnerability database → CVSS, Furthermore, Organisations, The, This
related to SQL injection · 3
Vulnerability database → Database, NoSQL, SQL
see also · 3
Vulnerability database → Common Vulnerabilities, DatabaseOpen Source Vulnerability Database, ExposuresJapan Vulnerability NotesNational Vulnerability
related to Misconfigured databases · 2
Vulnerability database → Database, Established
is a · 1
Vulnerability database → comprehensive cyber security vulnerability database formed in 2005 that reports on CVE

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vulnerability database databases vulnerabilities system information security data systems organisations osvdb cve nvd impact vdb common may patches hackers scoring

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Vulnerability databaseis acomprehensive cyber security vulnerability database formed in 2005 that reports on CVE0.90text
a numberinstance ofA VDB will assign a unique identifier to each vulnerability cataloged0.80text
the ISS X-Force databaseinstance ofTypes of vulnerability databasesMajor vulnerability databases0.80text
Symantec / SecurityFocus BID databaseinstance ofTypes of vulnerability databasesMajor vulnerability databases0.80text
and the Open Source Vulnerability Databaseinstance ofTypes of vulnerability databasesMajor vulnerability databases0.80text
US-CERTinstance ofA multitude of scoring methods exist across vulnerability databases0.80text
SANS Institute's Critical Vulnerability Analysis Scale but the Common Vulnerability Scoring Systeminstance ofA multitude of scoring methods exist across vulnerability databases0.80text
the potential impact of the exposure of confidential informationinstance oftemporal and environmental which each provide a vulnerability rating.BaseThis metric covers the immutable properties of a vulnerability0.80text
the accessibility of informationinstance oftemporal and environmental which each provide a vulnerability rating.BaseThis metric covers the immutable properties of a vulnerability0.80text
the aftermath of the irretrievable deletion of information.TemporalThe temporal metrics denote the mutable nature of a vulnerability for example the credibility of an exploitabilityinstance oftemporal and environmental which each provide a vulnerability rating.BaseThis metric covers the immutable properties of a vulnerability0.80text
the current state of a system violationinstance oftemporal and environmental which each provide a vulnerability rating.BaseThis metric covers the immutable properties of a vulnerability0.80text
the development of any workarounds that could be applied.EnvironmentalThis aspect of the CVSS rates the potential loss to individuals or organisations from a vulnerabilityinstance oftemporal and environmental which each provide a vulnerability rating.BaseThis metric covers the immutable properties of a vulnerability0.80text

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