OSVDB (Open Sourced Vulnerability Database) or otherwise open source base data vulnerabilities, a website that archived software vulnerabilities, has decided to shut down after 12 years operation and from a collection of over 100.000 vulnerabilities.
The announcement was yesterday, and the database immediately shut down. All links are redirected to the site's blog. In a brief statement, site administrators point out that the site will not come back.
Brian Martin, managing director OSVDB, said it was not an easy decision, as they have struggled for over ten years at a personal cost to always have it online.
The Open Sourced Vulnerability Database blog will remain open and continue to provide thoughts and opinions on topics related to better safety, and especially for software vulnerabilities.
The Open Sourced Vulnerability Database was started in 2004 by Open Security Foundation, a non-profit organization founded the following year.
Its goal was to provide free estimates of software vulnerabilities, regardless of their source and manufacturer.
