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author | Frank Lichtenheld <djpig> | 2003-05-24 15:28:01 +0000 |
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committer | Frank Lichtenheld <djpig> | 2003-05-24 15:28:01 +0000 |
commit | 54408e20944f493076c96130bc323f6c2508ed3c (patch) | |
tree | 7269da1b0115e2ba6cd5c6b69fa5ae4daaf158ae /english/security/cve-compatibility.wml | |
parent | 36cac5132242de3efe61e88ca65fc0869f495b98 (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.wml | 17 |
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> |