Synopsys Study Shows Uptick in Vulnerable, Outdated, and Abandoned Open Source Components in Commercial Software
The report highlights trends in open source usage within commercial applications and provides insights to help commercial and open source developers better understand the interconnected software ecosystem they are part of.
- The report highlights trends in open source usage within commercial applications and provides insights to help commercial and open source developers better understand the interconnected software ecosystem they are part of.
- It also details the pervasive risks posed by unmanaged open source, including security vulnerabilities, outdated or abandoned components, and license compliance issues.\nThe 2021 OSSRA report affirms that open source software provides the foundation for the vast majority of applications across all industries.
- 95% of the marketing tech codebases contained open source vulnerabilities.\n98% of healthcare sector codebases contained open source.
- "\nOther open source risk trends identified in the 2021 OSSRA report include:\nOutdated open source components in commercial software is the norm.