Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Device and method for remediating vulnerabilities
- Patent Title (中): 修复漏洞的设备和方法
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Application No.: US13716038Application Date: 2012-12-14
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Publication No.: US09256746B2Publication Date: 2016-02-09
- Inventor: Michael Ira Toback , David Ferguson , Maria del Carmen Hernandez-Villavicencio , Wenfeng Liu , Monty Ijzerman
- Applicant: VMware, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Palo Alto
- Assignee: VMWARE, INC.
- Current Assignee: VMWARE, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Palo Alto
- Agency: Nicholson De Vos Webster & Elliott LLP
- Main IPC: G06F21/57
- IPC: G06F21/57

Abstract:
Exemplary methods, apparatuses, and systems receive data describing a first software component used by a software product and vulnerability data describing a vulnerability in the first software component. A vulnerability score is calculated for the software product based upon the vulnerability data for the first software component. The vulnerability score is recalculated for the software product based upon receiving an updated status of the vulnerability in the first software component from bug tracking software, a waiver of the vulnerability of a software component, the addition of another software component, or another update to the software product or component(s). The task of remediation of the vulnerability in the first software component can be assigned to a user and tracked. A user interface is provided to enable users to monitor the vulnerabilities of software products or components.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140173737A1 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR REMEDIATING VULNERABILITIES Public/Granted day:2014-06-19
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