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CVSS-SIG Version 2 History

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Author(s)

Peter M. Mell, Karen A. Scarfone, Gavin Reid

Abstract

This document attempts to interpret the history and rationale behind changes made in the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) from version 1 to version 2 (referred to as CVSS v1 and v2 in this document.) This document contains multiple appendices that provide a historic record of the stages and subsequent rationale that led to the developed standard; however, it is not intended as a CVSS user guide. For detailed how-to information, please see the complete CVSS Guide.
Citation
FIRST

Keywords

Security metrics, vulnerabilities, vulnerability scoring

Citation

Mell, P. , Scarfone, K. and Reid, G. (2007), CVSS-SIG Version 2 History, FIRST, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=51199, http://www.first.org/cvss/history.html (Accessed March 29, 2024)
Created July 30, 2007, Updated February 19, 2017