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Open Source Vulnerability Database Goes Live

Posted by michael on from the got-bugs? dept.

Alascom writes "The Open Source Vulnerability Database project has finally gone live. The project aims to provide comprehensive, free and unbiased (no vendor spin) vulnerability information. The database is being incorporated into such fine open source utilities as SNORT and NESSUS."

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  1. Slashdotted? by luferbu · · Score: 5, Informative

    As it seems to be already /.ed here is the Google cache

  2. Re:Old news by CaptainBaz · · Score: 5, Informative

    Not really - it's hard to take, but there really are systems out there who still haven't patched these vulnerabilities!

  3. already been done by musikit · · Score: 4, Informative

    you know i hate the company but it has already been done and is most likely a better DB.

    the MITRE Common Vulerability and Exposures DB

    http://www.cve.mitre.org/