Vulnerability Mgmt (CVE/CVSS) interview questions

1. A.responsibly reporting a vulnerability to the vendor and allowing time to patch before going public
2. B.ranking remediation by combining severity, exploitability, and asset/business context
3. C.Exploit Prediction Scoring System estimating the probability a vulnerability will be exploited soon
4. D.Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures, a unique public identifier for a specific known vulnerability

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1. A.EPSS
2. B.Mitigation
3. C.False positive
4. D.CVE

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1. A.CVE — a reported finding that is not actually a real vulnerability
2. B.CVE — ranking remediation by combining severity, exploitability, and asset/business context
3. C.CVE — severity from intrinsic characteristics of a vulnerability, independent of environment or time
4. D.CVE — Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures, a unique public identifier for a specific known vulnerability

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1. A.process of acquiring, testing, and deploying software updates to remediate vulnerabilities
2. B.Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures, a unique public identifier for a specific known vulnerability
3. C.Common Vulnerability Scoring System producing a 0-10 severity score for a vulnerability
4. D.CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list of CVEs confirmed to be exploited in the wild

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1. A.CWE
2. B.Exploit
3. C.CVSS
4. D.Attack vector (CVSS)

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1. A.CVSS — ranking remediation by combining severity, exploitability, and asset/business context
2. B.CVSS — Exploit Prediction Scoring System estimating the probability a vulnerability will be exploited soon
3. C.CVSS — reducing the risk or impact of a vulnerability without fully eliminating it
4. D.CVSS — Common Vulnerability Scoring System producing a 0-10 severity score for a vulnerability

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1. A.a weakness in a system that an attacker can exploit to compromise security
2. B.CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list of CVEs confirmed to be exploited in the wild
3. C.Common Weakness Enumeration, a catalog of software weakness types underlying vulnerabilities
4. D.process of acquiring, testing, and deploying software updates to remediate vulnerabilities

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1. A.CVSS
2. B.Vulnerability
3. C.Remediation
4. D.Coordinated disclosure

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1. A.Vulnerability — Exploit Prediction Scoring System estimating the probability a vulnerability will be exploited soon
2. B.Vulnerability — severity from intrinsic characteristics of a vulnerability, independent of environment or time
3. C.Vulnerability — CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list of CVEs confirmed to be exploited in the wild
4. D.Vulnerability — a weakness in a system that an attacker can exploit to compromise security

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1. A.severity from intrinsic characteristics of a vulnerability, independent of environment or time
2. B.process of acquiring, testing, and deploying software updates to remediate vulnerabilities
3. C.responsibly reporting a vulnerability to the vendor and allowing time to patch before going public
4. D.metric describing how a vulnerability is reached: Network, Adjacent, Local, or Physical

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1. A.Patch management
2. B.CVE
3. C.Vulnerability
4. D.KEV catalog

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1. A.Patch management — process of acquiring, testing, and deploying software updates to remediate vulnerabilities
2. B.Patch management — ranking remediation by combining severity, exploitability, and asset/business context
3. C.Patch management — Common Vulnerability Scoring System producing a 0-10 severity score for a vulnerability
4. D.Patch management — a weakness in a system that an attacker can exploit to compromise security

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1. A.process of acquiring, testing, and deploying software updates to remediate vulnerabilities
2. B.Exploit Prediction Scoring System estimating the probability a vulnerability will be exploited soon
3. C.code or technique that takes advantage of a vulnerability to cause unintended behavior
4. D.Common Weakness Enumeration, a catalog of software weakness types underlying vulnerabilities

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1. A.Coordinated disclosure
2. B.Risk-based prioritization
3. C.Exploit
4. D.CWE

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1. A.Exploit — code or technique that takes advantage of a vulnerability to cause unintended behavior
2. B.Exploit — Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures, a unique public identifier for a specific known vulnerability
3. C.Exploit — severity from intrinsic characteristics of a vulnerability, independent of environment or time
4. D.Exploit — responsibly reporting a vulnerability to the vendor and allowing time to patch before going public

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1. A.Common Weakness Enumeration, a catalog of software weakness types underlying vulnerabilities
2. B.a weakness in a system that an attacker can exploit to compromise security
3. C.reducing the risk or impact of a vulnerability without fully eliminating it
4. D.severity from intrinsic characteristics of a vulnerability, independent of environment or time

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1. A.False positive
2. B.CVSS
3. C.Risk-based prioritization
4. D.CWE

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1. A.CWE — severity from intrinsic characteristics of a vulnerability, independent of environment or time
2. B.CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration, a catalog of software weakness types underlying vulnerabilities
3. C.CWE — fixing a vulnerability, e.g. by patching, reconfiguring, or removing the affected component
4. D.CWE — Common Vulnerability Scoring System producing a 0-10 severity score for a vulnerability

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1. A.severity from intrinsic characteristics of a vulnerability, independent of environment or time
2. B.Common Vulnerability Scoring System producing a 0-10 severity score for a vulnerability
3. C.CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list of CVEs confirmed to be exploited in the wild
4. D.Common Weakness Enumeration, a catalog of software weakness types underlying vulnerabilities

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1. A.Mitigation
2. B.CVSS base score
3. C.Patch management
4. D.CWE

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1. A.CVSS base score — metric describing how a vulnerability is reached: Network, Adjacent, Local, or Physical
2. B.CVSS base score — severity from intrinsic characteristics of a vulnerability, independent of environment or time
3. C.CVSS base score — code or technique that takes advantage of a vulnerability to cause unintended behavior
4. D.CVSS base score — reducing the risk or impact of a vulnerability without fully eliminating it

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1. A.responsibly reporting a vulnerability to the vendor and allowing time to patch before going public
2. B.process of acquiring, testing, and deploying software updates to remediate vulnerabilities
3. C.a reported finding that is not actually a real vulnerability
4. D.metric describing how a vulnerability is reached: Network, Adjacent, Local, or Physical

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1. A.Mitigation
2. B.Patch management
3. C.Attack vector (CVSS)
4. D.Risk-based prioritization

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1. A.Attack vector (CVSS) — CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list of CVEs confirmed to be exploited in the wild
2. B.Attack vector (CVSS) — responsibly reporting a vulnerability to the vendor and allowing time to patch before going public
3. C.Attack vector (CVSS) — Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures, a unique public identifier for a specific known vulnerability
4. D.Attack vector (CVSS) — metric describing how a vulnerability is reached: Network, Adjacent, Local, or Physical

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1. A.code or technique that takes advantage of a vulnerability to cause unintended behavior
2. B.metric describing how a vulnerability is reached: Network, Adjacent, Local, or Physical
3. C.a reported finding that is not actually a real vulnerability
4. D.severity from intrinsic characteristics of a vulnerability, independent of environment or time

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1. A.CVE
2. B.False positive
3. C.CWE
4. D.KEV catalog

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1. A.False positive — a reported finding that is not actually a real vulnerability
2. B.False positive — fixing a vulnerability, e.g. by patching, reconfiguring, or removing the affected component
3. C.False positive — Common Vulnerability Scoring System producing a 0-10 severity score for a vulnerability
4. D.False positive — reducing the risk or impact of a vulnerability without fully eliminating it

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1. A.a weakness in a system that an attacker can exploit to compromise security
2. B.Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures, a unique public identifier for a specific known vulnerability
3. C.fixing a vulnerability, e.g. by patching, reconfiguring, or removing the affected component
4. D.a reported finding that is not actually a real vulnerability

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1. A.Coordinated disclosure
2. B.Patch management
3. C.Remediation
4. D.CVSS

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1. A.Remediation — CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list of CVEs confirmed to be exploited in the wild
2. B.Remediation — fixing a vulnerability, e.g. by patching, reconfiguring, or removing the affected component
3. C.Remediation — responsibly reporting a vulnerability to the vendor and allowing time to patch before going public
4. D.Remediation — reducing the risk or impact of a vulnerability without fully eliminating it

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