NVD is the U.S. government repository of standards based vulnerability management data. This data enables automation of vulnerability management, security measurement, and compliance (e.g. FISMA).

NVD contains:

33023	CVE Vulnerabilities
130	Checklists
151	US-CERT Alerts
2270	US-CERT Vuln Notes
2097	OVAL Queries

Last updated:  10/07/08

CVE Publication rate:

15 vulnerabilities / day

NVD provides four mailing lists to the public. For information and subscription instructions please visit NVD Mailing Lists

Vulnerability Workload Index: 9.49

NVD is a product of the NIST Computer Security Division and is sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security’s National Cyber Security Division. It supports the U.S. government multi-agency (OSD, DHS, NSA, DISA, and NIST) Information Security Automation Program. It is the U.S. government content repository for the Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP).