I think the value of the name is in making it easy to talk about that particular type of vulnerability as an atomic concept, just like naming everywhere else in

I think the value of the name is in making it easy to talk about that particular type of vulnerability as an atomic concept, just like naming everywhere else in computers. I'm not sure there needs to be a bright line on impact for that--if it's impactful enough to talk about, giving it a name makes sense. The hype comes from people not understanding the impact, pure and simple, and overinflating it as it gets passed around. The name just makes it easier to pass around in the process. A good solution would attack the understanding of impact part of it--maybe a severity rating system like we have for tornados, earthquakes, or other catastrophic disasters?--not so much the naming. Making it easy to talk about is great, as long as we make it easy to talk about accurately.