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CVE fallout: The splintering of the standard vulnerability tracking system has begun
(go.theregister.com)
this post was submitted on 18 Apr 2025
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Lmao come on. Some people in the EU speak English and knew that naming your standard "European Union Venereal Disease" was a bad idea.
But "Congenital Venereal Edema" is better?
VD: https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=VD
VE: https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=VE
I mean, say "CVE" out loud and see if anything comes to mind, then say "EUVD" out loud and see if anything comes to mind.
I'm very pro EU, but this is just a badly chosen acronym.
Fucking hell, that site a million partners who all have "legitimate interest". I've clicked on like a third of them and then gave up. I don't need their shit.