aboutsummaryrefslogtreecommitdiffstats
path: root/english/security/cve-compatibility.wml
diff options
context:
space:
mode:
authorFrank Lichtenheld <djpig>2003-05-24 15:28:01 +0000
committerFrank Lichtenheld <djpig>2003-05-24 15:28:01 +0000
commit54408e20944f493076c96130bc323f6c2508ed3c (patch)
tree7269da1b0115e2ba6cd5c6b69fa5ae4daaf158ae /english/security/cve-compatibility.wml
parent36cac5132242de3efe61e88ca65fc0869f495b98 (diff)
- One headline seems to be enough
- several typos fixed - several missing spaces inserted CVS version numbers english/security/cve-compatibility.wml: 1.1 -> 1.2
Diffstat (limited to 'english/security/cve-compatibility.wml')
-rw-r--r--english/security/cve-compatibility.wml17
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/english/security/cve-compatibility.wml b/english/security/cve-compatibility.wml
index da801c0539a..719c7b1f6a4 100644
--- a/english/security/cve-compatibility.wml
+++ b/english/security/cve-compatibility.wml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-#use wml::debian::template title="Debian CVE compatibility"
+#use wml::debian::template title="Debian CVE compatibility" NOHEADER="true"
#include "$(ENGLISHDIR)/security/faq.inc"
+# $Id$
<H1>Debian and CVE compatibility</H1>
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ CVE-enabled security management process.</p>
<P>The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) project, maintained by
the MITRE Corporation, is a list of standardized names for
vulnerabilities and security exposures.
-More information at <a href="http://cve.mitre.org/">http://cve.mitre.org/</a>.</P>
+More information at <url "http://cve.mitre.org/">.</P>
<P>Debian believes that providing users with additional information
related to security issues that affect the Debian distribution is
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ which reduces the time spent handling vulnerabilities that affect our users.
Also, it eases the management of security in an environment where
CVE-enabled security tools such as network or host intrusion detection systems,
or vulnerability assessment tools are already deployed regardless of
-wether or not they are based on the Debian distribution.
+whether or not they are based on the Debian distribution.
<P>Debian has added CVE names to all the security advisories (DSA)
released since september 1998 through a review process started on
@@ -35,12 +36,12 @@ the <a href="http://search.debian.org">search engine</A>.
<P>Users who want to search for a particular CVE name can use the web
search engine available in debian.org to retrieve advisories available
-(in english and translated to other languages) associated with CVE names.
+(in English and translated to other languages) associated with CVE names.
A search can be made for a specific name (like
<a href="http://search.debian.org/?q=advisory+%22CAN-2002-0001%22&ps=50&o=1&m=all">advisory CAN-2002-0001</A>)
or for partial names
-(like all the 2002 candidates included in advisories<a href="http://search.debian.org/?q=advisory+%22CAN-2002%22&ps=50&o=1&m=all">advisory CAN-2002</A>).
-Notice that you need to enter the work <em>advisory</em> together with the
+(like all the 2002 candidates included in advisories <a href="http://search.debian.org/?q=advisory+%22CAN-2002%22&ps=50&o=1&m=all">advisory CAN-2002</A>).
+Notice that you need to enter the word <em>advisory</em> together with the
CVE name in order to retrieve <strong>only</strong> security advisories.
<P>Moreover, Debian provides a fully <a href="crossreferences">crossreference
@@ -62,14 +63,14 @@ map available at CVE</A>.
because:
<UL>
<LI>Debian is not affected by that vulnerability.
-<LI>There is not yet and advisory covering that vulnerability.
+<LI>There is not yet an advisory covering that vulnerability.
<LI>An advisory was published before a CVE name was assigned to a given
vulnerability.
</UL>
<toc-add-entry name=candidates>What is the difference between a CVE entry and a candidate?</toc-add-entry>
-<P>(from the CVE site)CVE candidates are those vulnerabilities or
+<P>(from the CVE site) CVE candidates are those vulnerabilities or
exposures under consideration for acceptance into CVE.
Candidates are assigned special names to distinguish them
from official CVE entries.</P>

© 2014-2024 Faster IT GmbH | imprint | privacy policy