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Re: [Full-disclosure] Open Letter on the Interpretation of "Vulnerability Statistics"
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- Subject: Re: [Full-disclosure] Open Letter on the Interpretation of "Vulnerability Statistics"
- From: Matt Zimmerman <mdz@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 16:00:50 -0800
On Thu, Jan 12, 2006 at 12:15:35AM +0100, Florian Weimer wrote:
> * Matt Zimmerman:
>
> >> Yes, this puzzles me too, but on the other hand, Debian became a CNA,
> >> and Debian's official policy is geared away from "responsible
> >> disclosure" -- all bug reports are supposed to be public.
> >
> > Debian isn't a CNA; as far as I know, it isn't possible for
> > organizations to become CNAs.
>
> <http://cve.mitre.org/cve/cna.html#cnas> lists organizations, not
> individuals. The requirements are clearly geared towards
> organizations, too.
Unless things have changed since I went through the process, the authority
involved does not extend to Debian in general but only to specific
individuals.
--
- mdz
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