Understand named vulnerabilities

What is a named vulnerability?

In computer security, a vulnerability is a weakness which allows an attacker to reduce the stability, the security, or the integrity of a system.

Vulnerability researchers and exploit creators name their projects internally to make it easy to reference them (for example, ShellShock, Heartbleed, POODLE, and WannaCry/Petya). When a vulnerability has wide-spread impact these names become public when the vulnerabilities are disclosed.

How do I view named vulnerabilities identified by Workfront?

  1. Go to status.adobe.com, then click Security.

Why is this important?

Any security-aware network administrators should be familiar with the Status site and the named vulnerabilities identified by Workfront.

When large impact vulnerabilities are disclosed it is imperative to ensure your vendors are aware and keep your data protected.

The Status site offers a current log of such vulnerabilities that you can reach at any time, where you can avoid the wait from logging a ticket or reaching out to your account manager to obtain this information.

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