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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP LaserJet Printers Vulnerable to Remote Hacking and Overheating | 2011-11-29 | 1. HP LaserJet printers with the "Remote Firmware Update" feature [54846, 9038, 9205] | 3 | View Details |
| jQuery Upgrade Causing Commenting Functionality Failure on Guardian.co.uk | 2015-08-16 | The system that failed in the software failure incident described in Article 9155 was: 1. jQuery version 1.6.4 - The upgrade to this specific version of jQuery caused a change in behavior in the .attr() function, leading to unexpected results in the code. 2. Discussion platform - The specific version of the Discussion platform that was running on the Release environment did not match the version running on Production, leading to the failure to detect the issue during testing. | 1 | View Details |
| Privacy Violation: Carrier IQ Software Records and Transmits User Data | 2011-12-01 | 1. Carrier IQ software package 2. Android-based smartphones 3. HTC's Evo 4G handset 4. Many Android handsets 5. Some BlackBerries 6. U.S. phone networks 7. Google's Android software These systems failed in the software failure incident reported in the articles [9318, 9278]. | 2 | View Details |
| Chevy Volt Battery Packs Safety Investigation After Collision Tests | 2011-11-28 | 1. Chevy Volt battery packs [9247] | 1 | View Details |
| iPod Nano 1st Gen Battery Overheating Recall Incident | 2011-11-12 | 1. Battery in the iPod Nano (1st generation) [9076] | 1 | View Details |
| McAfee SaaS Endpoint Protection Software Allows Computers to Serve as Open Proxies for Spamming | 2012-01-17 | 1. McAfee SaaS Endpoint Protection software 2. RumorServer Service myAgtSvc.exe 3. McAfee Peer Distribution Service 4. McAfee SaaS Endpoint Protection Suite (previously known as Total Protection Service) [9773] | 1 | View Details |
| iPhone iOS 5 Bug Allows Viewing Locked Photos by Rolling Back Clock | 2012-01-03 | 1. iOS 5 [9540] | 1 | View Details |
| NuCaptcha's Video Captcha Security Breached by Stanford Researchers | 2012-02-17 | 1. NuCaptcha's video Captcha system [10347] | 1 | View Details |
| Tesla Roadster Battery Drain Issue Causing Vehicle Bricking. | 2012-02-22 | unknown | 1 | View Details |
| Security Flaw in Trendnet Home Security Cameras Exposes Users | 2012-02-07 | 1. Trendnet home security cameras [10135] | 1 | View Details |