Package Instance
Lookup for vulnerable packages by Package URL.
GET /api/packages/25151?format=api
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Win32API.so, (4) safe_yaml.rb, (5) safe_yaml/deep.rb, or (6) safe_yaml/deep.so; or (7) operatingsystem.rb, (8) operatingsystem.so, (9) osfamily.rb, or (10) osfamily.so in puppet/confine.", "references": [ { "reference_url": "https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2014-3248.json", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [], "url": "https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2014-3248.json" }, { "reference_url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2014-3248", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "0.00074", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.22432", "published_at": "2026-04-16T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.00164", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.37312", "published_at": "2026-04-08T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.00164", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.37336", "published_at": "2026-04-11T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.00164", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": 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