BS EN ISO/IEC 29147:2020 - Page 2

Information technology. Security techniques. Vulnerability disclosure. | Status: Current

1 Scope This document provides requirements and recommendations to vendors on the disclosure of vulnerabilities in products and services. Vulnerabilitydisclosure enables users to perform technical vulnerability management as specified in ISO/IEC 27002:2013, 12.6.1[1]. Vulnerabilitydisclosure helps users protect their systems and data, prioritize defensive investments, and better assess risk. The goal of vulnerabilitydisclosure is to reduce the risk associated with exploiting vulnerabilities. Coordinated vulnerabilitydisclosure is especially important when multiple vendors are affected. This document provides:

• — guidelines on receiving reports about potential vulnerabilities;
• — guidelines on disclosing vulnerabilityremediation information;
• — terms and definitions that are specific to vulnerabilitydisclosure;
• — an overview of vulnerabilitydisclosure concepts;
• — techniques and policy considerations for vulnerabilitydisclosure;
• — examples of techniques, policies (Annex A), and communications (Annex B).

Other related activities that take place between receiving and disclosing vulnerability reports are described in ISO/IEC 30111. This document is applicable to vendors who choose to practice vulnerabilitydisclosure to reduce risk to users of vendors’ products and services.