Open Source Software Vulnerabilities Increased By 130% in 2019
The number of open source software (OSS) vulnerabilities more than doubled in 2019 compared with 2018, a new RiskSense report has shown. Total common vulnerabilities and exposures vulnerabilities (CVEs) reached 968 last year, up from 421 in 2018, a rise of 130%. CVEs have remained at historically high levels into the first three months of 2020 too, suggesting this is a long-term trend. The report also revealed that it takes an average of 54 days for OSS vulnerabilities to be added to the National Vulnerability Database (NVD) following public disclosure.
Read about the new report by RiskSense which reveals that open source software vulnerabilities increased by 130 percent in 2019 on Infosec Magazine.
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