This is the user guide for Amazon Inspector Classic. For information about the
new Amazon Inspector, see the Amazon Inspector User
Guide. To access the Amazon Inspector Classic console, open the Amazon Inspector console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/inspector/
Common vulnerabilities and exposures
The rules in this package help verify whether the EC2 instances in your assessment targets
are exposed to common vulnerabilities and exposures (CVEs). Attacks can exploit unpatched
vulnerabilities to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of your
service or data. The CVE system provides a reference method for publicly known information
security vulnerabilities and exposures. For more information, see https://cve.mitre.org/
If a particular CVE appears in a finding that is
produced by an Amazon Inspector Classic assessment, you can search https://cve.mitre.org/CVE-2009-0021). The search results can provide detailed
information about this CVE, its severity, and how to mitigate it.
For the Common Vulnerabilities & Exploits (CVE) rules package, Amazon Inspector has mapped the provided CVSS Base Scoring and ALAS Severity levels provided:
| Amazon Inspector Severity | CVSS Base Score | ALAS Severity (if CVSS not scored) |
|---|---|---|
| High | >= 5 | Critical or Important |
| Medium | < 5 and >= 2.1 | Medium |
| Low | < 2.1 and >= 0.8 | Low |
| Informational | < 0.8 | N/A |
The rules included in this package help you assess whether your EC2 instances are exposed to the CVEs in the following regional lists:
The CVE rules package is updated regularly; this list includes the CVEs that are included in assessments runs that occur at the same time that this list is retrieved.
For more information, see Amazon Inspector Classic rules packages for supported operating systems.
