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Re: Estimate for the total number of exploitable bugs in large linux distro?
From: Hanno Böck <hanno () hboeck de>
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2017 12:26:41 +0200
On Fri, 14 Jul 2017 12:34:01 +0300 Georgi Guninski <guninski () guninski com> wrote:
What is an estimate for the total number of exploitable bugs in large linux distro? Also, does the total number decrease, increase or change in other way over time?
There's nothing anywhere close to being a reliable data collection to answer questions like these. People tend to base these things on CVE counts, which is the Infosec equivalent of astrology or homeopathy. Yet that doesn't stop universities and other "respectably looking" institutions to fall for this trap on a regular basis. -- Hanno Böck https://hboeck.de/ mail/jabber: hanno () hboeck de GPG: FE73757FA60E4E21B937579FA5880072BBB51E42
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