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* Update to version 2.0 * Release notes for 2.0 * Add final report links, fix markdown linter issues
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cve_bin_tool/version.py

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# CVE Binary Tool Release Notes
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## CVE Binary Tool 2.0
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Release date: Coming soon
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This release features code from our three successful Google Summer of Code students!
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* @SingHrmn made improvements to our output formats, including adding a
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new HTML human-readable report format. You can try out a demo at <https://intel.github.io/cve-bin-tool/>
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* Read [Harmandeep's final GSoC report](https://gist.github.com/SinghHrmn/dd83b31b22bf73e45bd8489117e20a96) for more details.
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* @Niraj-Kamdar improved the performance of cve-bin-tool and its tests,
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provided significant code modernization and added input modes so you can now
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add and re-use triage data with your scans.
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* Read [Niraj's final GSoC report](https://dev.to/nirajkamdar/cve-binary-tool-gsoc-final-report-4nlk) for more details
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* @SaurabhK122 added a huge number of new checkers to the tool, both in this release and the previous one.
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* Read [Saurabh's final GSoC report](https://gist.github.com/SaurabhK122/a32947749fde10cfea80bdbd1f388da6) for more details
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Thanks also to the mentors who worked with our students this year: @terriko, @pdxjohnny, @meflin, @mdwood-intel and unofficial mentor @anthonyharrison who helped us considerably with real-world feedback.
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This release also includes contributions from the following new contributors:
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* @anthonyharrison
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* @imsahil007
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* @chaitanyamogal
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* @Rahul2044
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* @Wicket7000
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* @willmcgugan
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* @kritirikhi
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* @sakshatshinde
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## CVE Binary Tool 1.1.1
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Release Date: 9 Nov 2020
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This point release includes fixes so documentation will build and display correctly on readthedocs. There are no functional changes to the code.
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## CVE Binary Tool 2.0 alpha release
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Release Date: 29 Oct 2020
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This is an alpha release for people interested in trying out an early preview of 2.0. Major features include performance improvements, triage options, new output modes, and many new checkers thanks to our Google Summer of Code students @Niraj-Kamdar, @SinghHrmn and @SaurabhK122 . Thanks for an incredibly productive summer!
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We are expecting to make some documentation improvements before the final release, which we hope to have out next week.
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## CVE Binary Tool 1.1
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Release Date: 29 Oct 2020
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This is an alpha release for people interested in trying out an early preview of 2.0. Major features include performance improvements, triage options, new output modes, and many new checkers thanks to our Google Summer of Code students @Niraj-Kamdar, @SinghHrmn and @SaurabhK122 . Thanks for an incredibly productive summer!
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We are expecting to make some documentation improvements before the final release, which we hope to have out next week.
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## CVE Binary Tool 1.0
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Release Date: 20 Apr 2020
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## CVE Binary Tool 0.3.1
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Release Date: 27 Nov 2019
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This release contains fixes so the CVE Binary Tool handles the new CVSS 3.1 data correctly.
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You may also notice some new checkers thanks to our Hacktoberfest participants! We're still working on more robust tests before they're fully supported, but we figured it was more fun to give you the preview than specifically withold them. Have fun, and please file bugs if anything doesn't work for you so we know how to best to target our testing.
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## CVE Binary Tool 0.3.0
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The 0.3.0 release adds Windows support to the cve-bin-tool, with many thanks to @wzao1515 who has been doing amazing work as our Google Summer of Code Student!
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Many thanks to our new contributors in this release:
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## CVE Binary Tool 0.2.0
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Initial release, 18 Jan 2019.

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