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scout: add advisory prioritization (#23275)
<!--Delete sections as needed --> ## Description Added Scout's priority order on which advisory source is used when assigning severities. https://deploy-preview-23275--docsdocker.netlify.app/scout/deep-dive/advisory-db-sources/#severity-and-scoring-priority ## Related issues or tickets DHI-644 ## Reviews <!-- Notes for reviewers here --> <!-- List applicable reviews (optionally @tag reviewers) --> - [ ] Technical review - [ ] Editorial review - [ ] Product review Signed-off-by: Craig <[email protected]>
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For more details on how image analysis works, see the [image analysis page](/manuals/scout/explore/analysis.md).
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## Severity and scoring priority
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Docker Scout uses two main principles when determining severity and scoring for
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CVEs:
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- Source priority
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- CVSS version preference
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For source priority, Docker Scout follows this order:
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1. Vendor advisories: Scout always uses the severity and scoring data from the
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source that matches the package and version. For example, Debian data for
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Debian packages.
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2. NIST scoring data: If the vendor doesn't provide scoring data for a CVE,
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Scout falls back to NIST scoring data.
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For CVSS version preference, once Scout has selected a source, it prefers CVSS
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v4 over v3 when both are available, as v4 is the more modern and precise scoring
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model.
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## Vulnerability matching
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Traditional tools often rely on broad [Common Product Enumeration (CPE)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Platform_Enumeration) matching,

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