Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE ) is an industry standard whose goal is the implementation of a uniform naming convention for security vulnerabilities and other vulnerabilities in computer systems. Multiple designation the same dangers by various companies and institutions (eg, CVE -2006- 3086) for supplemented in order to ensure positive identification of vulnerability to a serial number. This creates a smooth exchange of information between the various databases of individual manufacturers is possible.

The list of Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures is administered by the MITRE Corporation in cooperation with security experts, educational institutions, government agencies and manufacturers of security software (such as antivirus programs ).