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The '''Open Sourced Vulnerability Database''' ('''OSVDB''') was an independent and open-sourced [[vulnerability database]]. The goal of the project was to provide accurate, detailed, current, and unbiased technical information on [[Information security|security]] vulnerabilities.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Rosencrance|first=Linda|date=2004-04-16|title=Brief: Vulnerability database goes live|url=https://www.computerworld.com/article/2563666/brief--vulnerability-database-goes-live.html|access-date=2020-08-15|website=Computerworld|language=en}}</ref> The project promoted greater and more open collaboration between companies and individuals. The database's motto was "Everything is Vulnerable".<ref>{{cite web |title=Biased software vulnerability stats praising Microsoft were 101% misleading |url=https://www.csoonline.com/article/2226625/biased-software-vulnerability-stats-praising-microsoft-were-101--misleading.html |accessdate=20 May 2020}}</ref>
The core of OSVDB was a relational database which tied various information about security vulnerabilities into a common, cross-referenced [[open security]] data source. As of December 2013, the database cataloged over 100,000 vulnerabilities.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://blog.osvdb.org/2014/01/20/we-hit-the-100000-mark/ |title=We hit the 100,000 mark… |date=20 January 2014 |access-date=22 January 2020 }}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> While the database was maintained by a 501(c)(3) non-profit public organization and volunteers, the data was prohibited for commercial use without a license. Despite that, many large commercial companies used the data in violation of the license without contributing employee volunteer time or financial compensation.<ref>{{Cite web|title=McAfee accused of McSlurping Open Source Vulnerability Database|url=https://www.theregister.com/2014/05/08/whats_copyright_mcafee_mcslurps_vuln_database/|access-date=2020-08-15|website=www.theregister.com|language=en}}</ref>
==History==
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==Contributors==
Some of the key people that volunteered and maintained '''OSVDB''':
* Jake Kouns (Officer of OSF, Moderator)
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* David Shettler (Officer of OSF, Developer)
* Chris Sullo (Moderator)
* Daniel Moeller (Moderator)
* Forrest Rae (Developer)
Other volunteers who have helped in the past include:<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-05-02 |title=OSVDB: Open Sourced Vulnerability Database |url=http://osvdb.com/contributors |access-date=2024-08-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502042016/http://osvdb.com/contributors |archive-date=2 May 2014 }}</ref>
* Steve Tornio (Moderator)
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* Alexander Koren a.k.a. ph0enix (Mangler)
* Carsten Eiram a.k.a. Chep (Moderator)
* Marlowe (Mangler)
* Travis Schack (Mangler)
* Susam Pal (Mangler)
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== External links ==
* [https://blog.osvdb.org/ OSVDB Blog]{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
* [https://www.riskbasedsecurity.com/ Risk Based Security]
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