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1. What does CVE stand for?

• A) Common Vulnerability Enumeration

• B) Critical Vulnerability Exposure

• C) Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures

• D) Comprehensive Vulnerability Evaluation

Answer: C) Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures

2. What is the primary purpose of the CVE system?

• A) To assign severity ratings to vulnerabilities

• B) To provide a standard way of identifying publicly known cybersecurity


vulnerabilities

• C) To create fixes for vulnerabilities

• D) To track the geographical location of cyber attacks

Answer: B) To provide a standard way of identifying publicly known cybersecurity


vulnerabilities

3. Which organization is responsible for managing the CVE system?

• A) NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology)

• B) MITRE Corporation

• C) OWASP (Open Web Application Security Project)

• D) Cisco Systems

Answer: B) MITRE Corporation

4. What does a CVE ID typically consist of?

• A) A description of the vulnerability

• B) A year and a unique identifier number

• C) The affected software version and the patch date

• D) A rating of severity and exploitability

Answer: B) A year and a unique identifier number

5. What does a CVE entry provide for a vulnerability?

• A) Detailed technical description of the vulnerability and its exploits

• B) Name of the attack vector used


• C) A unique identifier for the vulnerability

• D) The identity of the attacker

Answer: C) A unique identifier for the vulnerability

6. Which of the following is true about CVE entries?

• A) They always include a fix or patch for the vulnerability

• B) They provide a standardized name for known vulnerabilities

• C) They contain the source code of the vulnerability

• D) They describe the financial impact of the vulnerability

Answer: B) They provide a standardized name for known vulnerabilities

7. What is the significance of the CVE-2024-12345 format?

• A) It indicates the type of vulnerability

• B) It shows the CVE's assigned severity level

• C) The first part is the year of discovery, and the second part is the unique ID of
the vulnerability

• D) It provides the name of the attacker

Answer: C) The first part is the year of discovery, and the second part is the unique ID of
the vulnerability

8. Which of the following is a CVE-identifier?

• A) CVE-2018-12345

• B) CVE-XSS-10234

• C) Vulnerability1234

• D) 12345-CVE

Answer: A) CVE-2018-12345

9. How can CVE entries help organizations with cybersecurity?

• A) By providing exact remediation steps for each vulnerability

• B) By offering a common reference point for tracking and managing


vulnerabilities across various systems and platforms

• C) By notifying organizations about active attacks in real time

• D) By suggesting the best cybersecurity training programs for employees


Answer: B) By offering a common reference point for tracking and managing
vulnerabilities across various systems and platforms

10. What is the relationship between CVE and NVD (National Vulnerability
Database)?

• A) CVE is a database maintained by NVD

• B) NVD is a rating system for vulnerabilities listed in CVE

• C) CVE is a process for submitting vulnerabilities, and NVD is used to evaluate


their impact

• D) NVD is an alternate system to CVE for identifying vulnerabilities

Answer: C) CVE is a process for submitting vulnerabilities, and NVD is used to evaluate
their impact

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