Free OpenSource Vulnerability Listing
A collaborative project intended to give network managers a comprehensive, unbiased source of information on software vulnerabilities has gone live, delivering its entire library of flaws under an open-source licence.
The Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB), made available to the public last week, is intended as a clearing-house for verified vulnerability information, collecting and organizing the thousands of vulnerability reports that surface each year so that IT managers don't have to.
Unlike the many security databases already available, it aims to be answerable to the security community, to be freely available and to function as a resource for developers, system administrators, business staff carrying out risk assessments, and academics.
