Tag: NVD

  • VDB Relationships (Hugs and Bugs!)

    [This was originally published on the OSVDB blog.] Like any circle in any industry, having good professional relationships can be valuable to involved parties. In the world of security, more specifically Vulnerability Databases (VDBs), the relationships we maintain benefit the community behind the scenes. Like ogres and onions, there are layers. Someone from CVE and…

  • Scrubbing the Source Data

    [This was originally published on the OSVDB blog.] A few months ago, Jeff Jones at CSO Online blogged about “Scrubbing the Source Data”, talking about the challenges of using vulnerability data for analysis. Part 1 examined using the National Vulnerability Database (NVD) showing how you can’t blindly rely on the data from VDBs. In his…

  • ICAT > NVD

    [This was originally published on the OSVDB blog.] Someone brought this to my attention: http://nvd.nist.gov/National Vulnerability Database Welcome to NVD!!NVD is a comprehensive cyber security vulnerability database that integrates all publicly available U.S. Government vulnerability resources and provides references to industry resources. It is based on the CVE vulnerability naming standard. NVD contains:11708 Vulnerabilities482 US-CERT…