Zero-day Exploit Law and Legal Definition
A zero-day exploit is one that takes advantage of security vulnerability on the same day that the vulnerability becomes generally or publicly known. Zero-day-exploits are usually posted by well-known hacker groups. There are zero days between the time the vulnerability is discovered and the first attack. Software companies shall issue a security bulletin or advisory at the time when exploit becomes known, but companies will not be able to fix the vulnerability. Even if potential attackers hear about the vulnerability, it may take them some time to exploit it; meanwhile, the fix will hopefully become available first.
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Related Legal Terms
- Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section
- Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children
- Commercially Exploit a Mask Work
- Counterterrorism and Criminal Exploitation Unit
- Exploitation
- International Centre of Missing and Exploited Children
- National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
- Prosecutorial Remedies and other Tools to end the Exploitation of Children Today Act
- Protection of Children Against Sexual Exploitation Act
- Sexual Abuse or Exploitation of a Minor
