Failures Database
This database contains reports analyzing software failures from the news. Currently, it contains failures from 2010 to 2022. This database was created through the FAIL (Failure Analysis Investigation with LLM) project. FAIL leverages Large Language Models (LLMs) to collect and analyze software failures reported in the news. Our work has been presented in the paper titled "FAIL: Analyzing Software Failures from the News Using LLMs." Contributing members include Dharun Anandayuvaraj, Matthew Campbell, Tanmay Singla, Parth Patil, Arav Tewari, and James C. Davis from Purdue University.
| Title | Published Date | System | Number of Articles | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferrari 458 Italia Recall Due to Adhesive Design Fault | 2010-09-01 | 1. Adhesive used in the wheel-arch assemblies [2643, 2992] 2. Inner lining of the rear wheel arches [2643, 2992] | 2 | View Details |
| Twitter XSS Attack: Mouseover Worm Incident on Twitter in 2010 | 2010-09-21 | 1. Twitter's website security system failed to prevent a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability, allowing malicious users to exploit the flaw and redirect users to unauthorized websites [Article 2904, Article 2872, Article 2952, Article 2845]. 2. Twitter's website failed to properly sanitize user input, specifically failing to escape characters like " which led to the execution of JavaScript code [Article 2872, Article 2952]. 3. Twitter's security measures were insufficient to detect and prevent the XSS attack, leading to the exploitation of the vulnerability by malicious users [Article 2904, Article 2952, Article 2845]. 4. Twitter's website failed to disable the execution of JavaScript code posted by users within tweets, allowing the XSS attack to spread rapidly [Article 2952]. 5. Twitter's security team failed to address the reported XSS vulnerability promptly, as the flaw was known about a month before the attack occurred [Article 2845]. | 4 | View Details |
| Failure to Patch: US-CERT Vulnerabilities Impact Cybersecurity Program | 2010-09-08 | 1. Adobe Acrobat 2. Sun's Java 3. Some Microsoft applications 4. Operating system and security software patches 5. US-CERT's computer systems located in Virginia 6. US-CERT's email systems and data access systems 7. NCSD's cybersecurity program systems 8. NCSD's system security documentation 9. Departmental security policies and procedures [2821] | 1 | View Details |
| Vodafone Website Security Flaw Exposes Customer Data. | 2010-09-28 | 1. My Account login system of the Vodafone website [3104, 3118] | 2 | View Details |
| iPhone Alarm Clock Bug Causes Widespread Lateness Due to DST. | 2010-11-01 | 1. iPhone alarm clock software [3163, 3212] 2. iOS 4.1 [3212] | 2 | View Details |
| Electronics Bay Power Panel Failure on Boeing 787 Dreamliner | 2010-11-11 | 1. P100 panel in the 787 Dreamliner's aft electronics bay [3570] 2. Electrical power panels in the 787 Dreamliner's control panel [4056] | 2 | View Details |
| StarCraft 2 Game Causing GPU Overheating and Hardware Failure. | 2010-09-29 | 1. Nvidia 8800 GPU in the 2008 iMac [2877] | 1 | View Details |
| Haystack Software Failure: Security Vulnerabilities and Misleading Claims. | 2010-09-14 | 1. Haystack software system [3121, 2971] 2. Security protocols and implementation of the Haystack software [3121, 2971] 3. Distribution control and policy of the Haystack software [3121] 4. Oversight and management of the Censorship Research Center [3121, 2971] | 2 | View Details |
| Verizon Wireless Data Fee Overcharging Incident. | 2010-10-04 | 1. Verizon's phone software [3427] | 1 | View Details |
| Mars Climate Orbiter Failure: Metric Conversion Error Leads to Destruction. | 2010-11-10 | 1. Software controlling the Mars Climate Orbiter's thrusters [3508] 2. Software glitch in the Mars Climate Orbiter that caused the force delivered by onboard thrusters to be coded in imperial pounds instead of metric Newtons [48591] | 2 | View Details |