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Vulnerability IDs: CVE, GHSA, GO, & ALAS

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SOOS uses a variety of vulnerability IDs, from different public vulnerability databases.

Many GHSA, GO, and ALAS vulnerabilities have corresponding CVE identifiers. When applicable, SOOS will provide links to all corresponding related vulnerabilities in the SOOS Vulnerability Research pages.

Related vulnerability identifiers


CVE

CVE or Common Vulnerabilities and Exposure, and is a prefix for the identifier of vulnerabilities listed in the National Institutes of Standards and Technology (NIST) National Vulnerability Database (NVD).

GHSA

GHSA or GitHub Security Advisory, and is a prefix for the identifier of vulnerabilities listed in the GitHub Advisories database.

ALAS

ALAS or Amazon Linux Security Advisories, and is prefix for the identifier of vulnerabilities listed in the Amazon Linux Security Center.

GO

GO is a prefix for the identifier of vulnerabilities found on the GO Vulnerability Database.