Vulnerability Disclosure Date
The time of disclosure of a vulnerability is defined differently in the security community and industry. It is most commonly referred to as "a kind of public disclosure of security information by a certain party". Usually, vulnerability information is discussed on a mailing list or published on a security web site and results in a security advisory afterward.
The time of disclosure is the first date a security vulnerability is described on a channel where the disclosed information on the vulnerability has to fulfill the following requirement:
- The information is freely available to the public
- The vulnerability information is published by a trusted and independent channel/source
- The vulnerability has undergone analysis by experts such that risk rating information is included upon disclosure
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