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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NissanConnect EV App Security Flaw Allows Unauthorized Access to Leafs | 2016-02-25 | 1. NissanConnect EV smartphone app 2. CarWings app 3. Nissan LEAF and eNV200 vehicles 4. Dedicated server for the app | 1 | View Details |
| Google Self-Driving Car Collision with Public Bus in Mountain View | 2016-02-29 | 1. Google's self-driving car software system failed to properly predict the behavior of the public transit bus, leading to a collision [40369, 41569, 41068, 40925]. 2. The software failed to handle the negotiation and interaction with other vehicles on the road, specifically large vehicles like buses [41569, 41068, 40925]. 3. The autonomous driving software failed to avoid a collision when attempting to maneuver around sandbags on the road [40925]. 4. The software did not adequately account for the behavior of buses and other large vehicles in its decision-making process [41569, 41068]. 5. The software did not prevent the self-driving car from making a risky lane change that resulted in the collision with the bus [40925]. | 4 | View Details |
| Amazon Removes Full-Disk Encryption from Fire OS Devices | 2016-03-03 | 1. Full-disk encryption feature in Fire OS operating software [41545] | 1 | View Details |
| F-35 Radar Software Glitch Causes Frequent Failures and Delays | 2016-03-08 | 1. Radar system of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter [41520, 45690, 43148, 41424] | 4 | View Details |
| Security Vulnerabilities in Government-Ready Drone System Allow Hacking | 2016-03-02 | 1. Lack of encryption between the drone and its controller module (telemetry box) [1] 2. Weak "WEP" encryption used in the Wi-Fi connection between the telemetry module and a user's tablet [1] 3. Lack of encryption in the radio protocol used between the telemetry module and the drone itself, specifically the Xbee chips [1] | 1 | View Details |
| SWIFT System Compromised Leading to $81 Million Heist. | 2016-03-11 | 1. SWIFT's Alliance Access server software [43021, 43022] 2. SWIFT client software known as Alliance Access [43021, 43022] 3. SWIFT messaging platform [43021, 43022] 4. SWIFT network [43021, 43022] 5. SWIFT's core messaging system [43934] 6. SWIFT's core communication system [44033] 7. SWIFT's local interface [42744, 43022] 8. SWIFT's software program installed on bank servers [43021] 9. SWIFT's software that banks use to access its network [42744, 43021, 43022] 10. SWIFT's systems [41830] | 11 | View Details |
| Certain Names Confuse Computers Causing Errors and Crashes | 2016-03-25 | The software failure incident described in the article was related to issues with computer systems failing to handle certain names properly, particularly names like 'Null' and very long names. The systems that failed in this incident were: 1. Online forms and websites that crashed or displayed error messages when encountering names like 'Null' or names that were too long for the system to support [41922]. 2. Computer databases that faced problems with 'edge cases' such as names that the systems were not designed to handle [41922]. 3. Japanese web forms and computer systems that were limited in the length of names they could accept, causing issues for individuals with longer Western names like Patrick McKenzie [41922]. 4. Tax forms and bank websites that Patrick McKenzie had trouble using due to his long Western name in Japan [41922]. 5. Hawaiian state ID systems that initially could not accommodate a woman's 36-letter-long last name, leading to a suggestion to change her name for easier processing [41922]. | 1 | View Details |
| iOS 9.3.1 Update Fixes Link Handling Bug Causing Device Lockups | 2016-04-01 | 1. iOS 9.3 (specifically the Universal Links system) 2. Third-party apps, including Booking.com app | 1 | View Details |
| iOS 9.3 Update Bricking Older iPads, Activation Failure Reported | 2016-03-23 | 1. iPad 2 [42062] | 1 | View Details |
| Security Flaw in NatWest Online Banking System Allows Account Raids | 2016-03-03 | 1. NatWest's online banking system [42146] | 1 | View Details |