Full Disclosure: Re: 0-day "vulnerability"

[Akhthar Parvez K <akhthar () sysadminguide com>]

The term "0-day (or zero-day)" means the action has been done very quickly even without giving the developer enough 
time to fix the vulnerability of the software in question. Some commonly used terms are 0-day attack, 0-day exploit 
etc. So if you take that into context, the terms like "0-day vulnerability" or "0-day disclosure" are technically 
incorrect, IMHO. 

I would like to define it like this:

"0-day x" where not all x are 0-days.

Arguments welcome :-)

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Akhthar Parvez K
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On Thursday 28 Oct 2010, w0lfd33m () gmail com wrote:
> Yep. Totally agree. Vulnerability exists in the system since it has been developed. It is just the matter when it has 
> been disclosed or being exploited. 
>
> I would suggest " 0 day disclosure" instead of "0 day vulnerability" :)
>
>
> ------Original Message------
> From: Curt Purdy
> Sender: full-disclosure-bounces () lists grok org uk
> To: full-disclosure () lists grok org uk
> Subject: [Full-disclosure] 0-day "vulnerability"
> Sent: Oct 28, 2010 8:48 PM
>
> Sorry to rant, but I have seen this term used once too many times to
> sit idly by. And used today by what I once thought was a respectable
> infosec publication (that will remain nameless) while referring to the
> current Firefox vulnerability (that did, by the way, once have a 0-day
> sploit)  Also, by definition, a 0-day no longer exists the moment it
> is announced ;)
>
> For once and for all: There is no such thing as a "zero-day
> vulnerability" (quoted), only a 0-day exploit...
>
> Curt Purdy CISSP, GSNA, GSEC, MCSE+I, CCNA
>
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