"70 Percent of Mobile, Desktop Apps Contain Open-Source Bugs"

Researchers at Veracode analyzed 351,000 external libraries in 85,000 applications and found that open-source libraries are widespread.  Many application developers use open-source libraries to help create their applications because it allows them to add basic functionality to their applications quickly.  The researchers discovered that 70 percent of applications today have at least one security flaw stemming from the use of an open-source library.  The four main libraries (PHP, Go, .NET, and Swift) represent most of the open-source bugs found in applications. 

Threatpost reports: "70 Percent of Mobile, Desktop Apps Contain Open-Source Bugs"