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GET /api/packages/306274?format=api

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{
    "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/306274?format=api",
    "purl": "pkg:apk/alpine/musl@1.1.14-r16?arch=x86&distroversion=v3.4&reponame=main",
    "type": "apk",
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    "latest_non_vulnerable_version": null,
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            "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/vulnerabilities/2243?format=api",
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            "summary": "arbitrary code execution",
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                    "reference_url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-15650",
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                    "reference_url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-4768-1/",
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}

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