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What are the main differences between a vulnerability and an exploit?

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Question added by Abdulaziz Alharbi , IT Security Specialist , Sentient Vision System & RMIT
Date Posted: 2015/10/06
Abdulaziz Alharbi
by Abdulaziz Alharbi , IT Security Specialist , Sentient Vision System & RMIT

A vulnerability is a flaw in a system, or part of the system, that could provide an attacker with a way to bypass the security infrastructure of the host operating system or of the software itself. It isn’t an open door but rather a weakness which if attacked could provide a way in.

 

Exploiting is the act of trying to turn a vulnerability into an actual way to breach a system. A vulnerability can therefore be ‘exploited’ to turn it into viable method to attack a system.

Kassem Al Khatib
by Kassem Al Khatib , IT Manager / ERP , Al Brooge Securities

hiii, you can exploit the vulnerability of system to attack/hack it

anwar lord
by anwar lord , Cyber Security Expert

vulnerability=security loophole in a system

exploit=hacking a system using a vulnerability

Deleted user
by Deleted user

Vulnerability is a flaw in a system, or in some software in a system.

But Exploiting is the act of trying to turn a Vulnerability into an actual way to breach a system.

Stephen Oboh
by Stephen Oboh , Infrastructure architect , DIRIGIBLE TECHNOLOGIES NIG LTD

Main difference between a Vulnerability and an Exploit is Vulnerable is a weakness or gap in protecting which Risk causes for loss,damage or destruction of an asset while an exploiting is the act of trying to trun a vulnerability in an actual way to breach the system.

Chidambaram v
by Chidambaram v , Information Security Analyst , United health group

vulnerability is a loop hole and exploit using that loop hole hackng the system or server

Antu Prabha
by Antu Prabha , Technical Consultant , Y Soft Corporation

In a simple language vulnerability is a weakness in a system. Exploit is the tool or application which can compromise the system using the advantage of "vulnerability" to use the system for the any purpose other than it is intended for. 

Muhammad Umair Ahmad
by Muhammad Umair Ahmad , Virtualzation Lead , Dell Technologies

A vulenerabitlity is a threat in a network / application which can breach the security for an attacker while exploit is that attack which is generated / created due to the vulenerability / weakness of that system / network / application.

sayyed naheem
by sayyed naheem , Technical Consultant , Inflowtechnologies PVT

Vulnerability is a security loop hole , which is exploited by attackers to compromise the systems 

Prasath J
by Prasath J , Associate - Projects , Cognizant Technology Solutions

Vulnerability is weakness in the system or asset. 

 

Exploit is an attack by leveraging the vulnerability exists in the system or asset.

ADEYEMI Ademiluyi
by ADEYEMI Ademiluyi , Information & Cyber Security (Consultant) , intelPRO

Vulnerability is the weakness of a system or network while exploit is the program or codes use for exploiting the weaknesses of the system

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