Set up CVE search app on OSx

Assuming all the requirements must be installed before installing ‘cve-search’ on OSx 10.11.2.

REQUIREMENTS

• Python 3.2 : see http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/how-to-upgrade-your-mac-to-python-

• Homebrew (a package manager on Osx to install other dependencies) : see http://brew.sh

• MongoDB with TLS support, see https://docs.mongodb.org/manual/tutorial/install-mongodb-on-os-x/ and run this command :

$ brew install mongodb --with-openssl

• Redis server, see https://medium.com/@petehouston/install-and-config-redis-on-mac-os-x-via-homebrew-eb8df9a4f298#.vxaml7fqv and run this command :

$ brew install redis

Configuration

Create folder for database

$ sudo mkdir /data
$ sudo mkdir /data/db

Set rights to folder dedicated to database

$ sudo chown snoop:staff /data/db

Installation

Get CVE search project

$ git clone https://github.com/cve-search/cve-search.git
cd cve-search

Update the dependencies with pip3

$ sudo pip3 install -r requirements.txt

Run cve-search

Start Redis server

$ redis-server /usr/local/etc/redis.conf

Start MongoDB

$ mongod

Populate database

$ ./db_mgmt.py -p
Database population started

Update CPE dictionary

$ ./db_mgmt_cpe_dictionary.py
Preparing [##################################################] 107349/107349

Update CVE search DB

$ ./db_updater.py -c
Preparing [##################################################] 56/56
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