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The Heartbleed vulnerability of 2014 revealed that a project relied upon by the global internet, such as OpenSSL, was being maintained by only two part-time maintainers.
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7/2/2026
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Valid until: 9/30/2026(expired)
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VerifiedThe 2014 Heartbleed vulnerability was a serious flaw in the OpenSSL cryptography library that had existed for over two years and affected approximately 17% of secure web servers worldwide.83% similarUnverifiedBefore the Heartbleed vulnerability was disclosed in 2014, OpenSSL had only one core maintainer, and annual donations were less than two thousand dollars.78% similarUnverifiedThe 2014 Heartbleed vulnerability in OpenSSL exposed the dire funding situation of core open-source maintainers77% similarVerifiedThe Heartbleed vulnerability existed in the OpenSSL codebase for more than two years before being discovered, directly leading to the establishment of the Core Infrastructure Initiative (CII, later evolved into OpenSSF).77% similarUnverified2014年的OpenSSL Heartbleed漏洞因边界检查缺失导致内存越界读取，攻击者可借此窃取服务器内存中的私钥和用户数据74% similar
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