Vulnerability Glossary
Browse 6 vulnerability terms defined in plain English, from the cultural dictionary of computing.
6 Vulnerability Terms
- Exploit
- Exploit in cybersecurity is a piece of code, software, data sequence, or technique that takes advantage of a vulnerability in a computer system, application,...
- RCE
- Remote code execution, a class of vulnerability that lets an attacker run arbitrary code on a target system. It shows up in application security, identity,...
- Reentrancy
- A class of vulnerability where a function can be called again before its first invocation completes, leading to unexpected state. In smart contracts,...
- Responsible Disclosure
- The practice of privately notifying a vendor about a vulnerability and giving them reasonable time to patch it before publicly disclosing the details. A middle...
- Sitting Duck
- Something left exposed, undefended, or easy to hit. In engineering slang, a sitting duck is usually a service, credential, or process left vulnerable by weak...
- Zero-Day
- Zero-Day (also written as 0-day) is a software vulnerability that is unknown to the vendor or developer and has no available patch, giving defenders zero days...
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