When was the Heartbleed bug discovered?

When was the Heartbleed bug discovered?

• A. 2014
• B. 2012
• C. 2016
• D. 2010

Answer: (A)

Heartbleed tests your understanding of security incident timelines and what a vulnerability like this entails. It was discovered in 2014. Security researchers identified the flaw in the OpenSSL TLS heartbeat extension and publicly disclosed it in April 2014 (CVE-2014-0160). The bug allowed an attacker to read memory from affected systems, potentially exposing private keys, passwords, and other sensitive data. While the vulnerability existed in OpenSSL for some time before its discovery, the key takeaway for the exam is the year of discovery and disclosure: 2014.

Heartbleed tests your understanding of security incident timelines and what a vulnerability like this entails. It was discovered in 2014. Security researchers identified the flaw in the OpenSSL TLS heartbeat extension and publicly disclosed it in April 2014 (CVE-2014-0160). The bug allowed an attacker to read memory from affected systems, potentially exposing private keys, passwords, and other sensitive data. While the vulnerability existed in OpenSSL for some time before its discovery, the key takeaway for the exam is the year of discovery and disclosure: 2014.