Template:Infobox bug/sandbox

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For an infobox for bugs (as in viruses and bacteria), see Template:Virusbox, Template:Taxobox and Template:Automatic taxobox. For an infobox for bugs (as in small insects), see Template:Taxobox and Template:Automatic taxobox.

This infobox is used to add an infobox to article about software bugs, vulnerabilities and security bugs.

Usage

{{{name}}}

[[File:{{{image}}}|{{{image_size}}}|alt={{{alt}}}]] {{{caption}}}
[[File:{{{screenshot}}}|{{{screenshot_size}}}|alt={{{screenshot_alt}}}]] {{{screenshot_caption}}}
CVE identifier(s)	{{{CVE}}}
Date discovered	{{{discovered}}}
Date patched	{{{patched}}}
Discoverer	{{{discoverer}}}
Affected hardware	{{{affected hardware}}}
Affected software	{{{affected software}}}
Used by	{{{used by}}}
Website	{{{website}}}

{{Infobox bug
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| screenshot = 
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| CVE = 
| discovered = 
| patched = 
| discoverer = 
| affected hardware = 
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| used by = 
| website = 
}}

Parameters

Infobox bug parameters and basic guidelines

Parameter	Explanation
name	The name of the bug
image	The logo of the bug or any image
image_size	The size of the image
alt	Alternate text for the image
caption	Caption for the image
screenshot	Screenshot of the bug
screenshot_size	The size of the screenshot
screenshot_alt	Alternate text for the screenshot
screenshot_caption	Caption for the screenshot
CVE	CVE (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures) identification (example: CVE-2014-0160)
discovered	Date of discovery (use {{Start date and age}})
patched	Date of patch release (use {{Start date and age}})
discoverer	Discoverer
affected hardware	Affected hardware
affected software	Affected software
used by
website	Website for the bug (use {{URL}})

Example

Heartbleed

Logo representing Heartbleed. Security company Codenomicon gave Heartbleed both a name and a logo, contrbuting to public awareness of the issue.
CVE identifier(s)	CVE-2014-0160
Date discovered	April 1, 2014 (2014-04-01)
Date patched	April 7, 2014 (2014-04-07)
Discoverer	Neel Mehta
Affected software	OpenSSL (1.0.1)
Website	heartbleed.com

{{Infobox bug | name = Heartbleed | image = Heartbleed.svg | image_size = 180px | caption = Logo representing Heartbleed. Security company [[Codenomicon]] gave Heartbleed both a name and a logo, contrbuting to public awareness of the issue. | CVE = [https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=cve-2014-0160 CVE-2014-0160] | discovered = {{Start date and age|2014|4|1}} | patched = {{Start date and age|2014|4|7}} | discoverer = Neel Mehta | affected software = [[OpenSSL]] (1.0.1) | website = {{URL|heartbleed.com}} }}

Tracking category

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This infobox is used to add an infobox to article about software bugs, vulnerabilities and security bugs.

Template parameters[Edit template data]

This template prefers block formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Name	name	The name of the bug	String	required
Image	image	The logo of the bug, or any relevant image.	File	suggested
Image size	image_size	Size of the image, in pixels. Example 180px	String	suggested
Alt text	alt	Alternate text for the image (see [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Accessibility/Alternative text for images]]).	Content	optional
Caption	caption	Caption of the image.	Content	suggested
Screenshot	screenshot	A screenshot of the bug.	File	optional
Screenshot size	screenshot_size	The size of the screenshot, in pixels.	String	optional
Screenshot alt text	screenshot_alt	Alternate text for the screenshot.	Content	optional
Screenshot caption	screenshot_caption	Caption for the screenshot.	Content	optional
CVE	CVE	CVE (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures) identification. Example [https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=cve-2014-0160 CVE-2014-0160]	Content	suggested
Released	released	no description	Unknown	optional
Date of discovery	discovered	The date when the bug was discovered. Use {{Start date and age}}.	String	optional
Patch release	patched	Date of patch release. Use {{Start date and age}}.	String	optional
Discoverer	discoverer	Discoverer of the bug.	String	optional
Affected hardware	affected hardware	The hardware that the bug affects.	Content	optional
Affected software	affected software	The software the bug affects.	Content	optional
Used by	used by	no description	Unknown	optional
Website	website	Website for the bug (use {{URL}})	String	optional

See also

• Template:Virusbox for viruses (sometimes referred to as bugs)
• Template:Taxobox (Template:Automatic taxobox) for viruses, bacteria and small insects (sometimes referred to as bugs)

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