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| - | A **Vulnerability** is a [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:c:cyber_security]] term that refers to a flaw in a system that can leave it open to attack. A vulnerability may also refer to any type of weakness in a computer system itself, in a set of [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:b:business_process| Business Processes]], or in anything that leaves information security exposed to a threat. | + | ===== Definition #1 ===== |
| + | A **Vulnerability** is a [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:c:cyber_security]] term that refers to a flaw in a system that can leave it open to attack. A vulnerability may also refer to any type of [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:w:weakness]] in a computer system itself, in a set of [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:b:business_process| Business Processes]], or in anything that leaves information security exposed to a cyberthreat. | ||
| - | Source: [[URI ]] | ||
| + | Source: [[https://www.techopedia.com/definition/13484/vulnerability ]] | ||
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| + | ===== Definition #2 ===== | ||
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| + | A [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:w:weakness]] or flaw in the functional behavior of a vulnerable computational [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:c:component]] ([[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:s:software]] or [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:h:hardware]]) that can be exploited, resulting in a negative impact to the [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:c:cia]] of an impacted Component. | ||
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| + | Source: [[https://www.first.org/cvss/user-guide#Glossary-of-Terms]] | ||
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