Title
Can the Common Vulnerability Scoring System be Trusted? A Bayesian Analysis.
Abstract
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) is the state-of-the art system for assessing software vulnerabilities. However, it has been criticized for lack of validity and practitioner relevance. In this paper, the credibility of the CVSS scoring data found in five leading databases-NVD, X-Force, OSVDB, CERT-VN, and Cisco-is assessed. A Bayesian method is used to infer the most probable true va...
Year
DOI
Venue
2018
10.1109/TDSC.2016.2644614
IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing
Keywords
Field
DocType
Data security,Measurement,Bayes methods,Software security,Complexity theory,Authentication,Cybersecurity,Information security
Data mining,CVSS,Vulnerability (computing),Credibility,Software security assurance,Computer science,Ground truth,Vulnerability management,Vulnerability,Bayesian probability
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
15
6
1545-5971
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
9
0.47
0
Authors
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Pontus Johnson178855.88
Robert Lagerström240136.58
Mathias Ekstedt363449.70
Ulrik Franke430927.06