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Update NIST CPE Dictionary
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Description
CPE (Common Platform Enumeration) is a standard syntax for describing software (e.g. vendor, software type, software name, version).
The [NIST CPE Dictionary](https://nvd.nist.gov/products/cpe) is a central database of registered CPEs. Vendors can register their CPEs with NIST to be added to the database.
Currently, LoopBack only has 1 CPE entry, [`cpe:2.3:a:ibm:loopback:8.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*`](https://nvd.nist.gov/products/cpe/detail/849715?namingFormat=2.3&orderBy=CPEURI&keyword=loopback&status=FINAL).
Here is a 3-part proposal:
1. IBM is no longer the vendor for LoopBack
To solve this, we can revoke the current CPE and replace it with the following:
`cpe:2.3:a:loopback:\@loopback\/rest:8.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*`
Note that the CPE above is not registered and may change once we contact NIST. The backslash is used to "quote" printable, non-alphanmuric characters in accordance with the CPE 2.3 specification.
2. Other vulnerable LoopBack packages with a published CVE do not have an associated CPE.
~~LB2/3 is quite different from LB4. Hence one proposal is to utilise the DefinitelyTyped syntax by:
a. Replacing the above CPE with double underscore
b. Use hyphen as per-normal for LB2/3 packages (e.g. `loopback-boot`)
This allows us to exploit the existing distinctive property separating LB2/3 and LB4, that LB2/3 packages are unscoped while LB4 packages are scoped.~~
3. For "non-LoopBack" packages such as `strong-soap`, keep the `loopback` vendor and use the package name as per-normal, similar to 2.a.
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Research direction
Start with the issue's NIST CPE Dictionary links and the proposed CPE identifiers for LoopBack and related packages. Determine which entries should be revoked, replaced, or added, then confirm the final naming with NIST; done means the agreed CPE records are registered and the repository's security guidance reflects them.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
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