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Gov't.-published List of Computer Security Holes

Posted by timothy on from the benefitting-the-commonwealth dept.

Arngautr writes "ScienceDaily.com reports that The U.S. government has created a 'comprehensive database of computer vulnerabilities,' The National Vulnerability Database. Updated daily, it currently includes almost 12,000 vulnerabilities. Should be a boon to IT professionals and script kiddies alike."

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  1. Unknown bug by TheCreeep · · Score: 4, Funny
    CAN-2005-1767 Summary: Unknown vulnerability in the Linux kernel 2.6.x and 2.4.x allows local users to cause a denial of service (stack fault exception) via unknown attack vectors. Published: 8/5/2005 Severity: Medium

    "I don't know where, I don't know how, but there's a bug in your kernel!"