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We study the vulnerability reports in the Common Vulnerability and Exposures (CVE) database by using topic models on their description texts to find prevalent vulnerability types and new trends semi-automatically. In our study of the 39,393 unique CVEs until the end of 2009, we identify the following trends, given here in the form of a weather forecast:<\/p>\n

PHP: declining, with occasional SQL injection.<\/p>\n

Buffer Overflows: flattening out after decline.<\/p>\n

Format Strings: in steep decline.<\/p>\n

SQL Injection and XSS: remaining strong, and rising.<\/p>\n

Cross-Site Request Forgery: a sleeping giant perhaps, stirring.<\/p>\n

Application Servers: rising steeply.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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