GET

Package Instance

Lookup for vulnerable packages by Package URL.

GET /api/packages/942285?format=api
HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET, HEAD, OPTIONS
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept

{
    "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/942285?format=api",
    "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/vlc@0.8.6.h-4.1?distro=trixie",
    "type": "deb",
    "namespace": "debian",
    "name": "vlc",
    "version": "0.8.6.h-4.1",
    "qualifiers": {
        "distro": "trixie"
    },
    "subpath": "",
    "is_vulnerable": false,
    "next_non_vulnerable_version": "0.8.6.h-5",
    "latest_non_vulnerable_version": "3.0.23-1",
    "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [],
    "fixing_vulnerabilities": [
        {
            "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/vulnerabilities/91844?format=api",
            "vulnerability_id": "VCID-s24v-pgr6-mucf",
            "summary": "Multiple integer overflows in ty.c in the TY demux plugin (aka the TiVo demuxer) in VideoLAN VLC media player, probably 0.9.4, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .ty file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-4654.",
            "references": [
                {
                    "reference_url": "http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=d859e6b9537af2d7326276f70de25a840f554dc3",
                    "reference_id": "",
                    "reference_type": "",
                    "scores": [],
                    "url": "http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=d859e6b9537af2d7326276f70de25a840f554dc3"
                },
                {
                    "reference_url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-4686",
                    "reference_id": "",
                    "reference_type": "",
                    "scores": [
                        {
                            "value": "0.08258",
                            "scoring_system": "epss",
                            "scoring_elements": "0.92245",
                            "published_at": "2026-04-21T12:55:00Z"
                        },
                        {
                            "value": "0.08258",
                            "scoring_system": "epss",
                            "scoring_elements": "0.92198",
                            "published_at": "2026-04-01T12:55:00Z"
                        },
                        {
                            "value": "0.08258",
                            "scoring_system": "epss",
                            "scoring_elements": "0.92205",
                            "published_at": "2026-04-02T12:55:00Z"
                        },
                        {
                            "value": "0.08258",
                            "scoring_system": "epss",
                            "scoring_elements": "0.92211",
                            "published_at": "2026-04-04T12:55:00Z"
                        },
                        {
                            "value": "0.08258",
                            "scoring_system": "epss",
                            "scoring_elements": "0.92214",
                            "published_at": "2026-04-07T12:55:00Z"
                        },
                        {
                            "value": "0.08258",
                            "scoring_system": "epss",
                            "scoring_elements": "0.92225",
                            "published_at": "2026-04-08T12:55:00Z"
                        },
                        {
                            "value": "0.08258",
                            "scoring_system": "epss",
                            "scoring_elements": "0.92229",
                            "published_at": "2026-04-09T12:55:00Z"
                        },
                        {
                            "value": "0.08258",
                            "scoring_system": "epss",
                            "scoring_elements": "0.92234",
                            "published_at": "2026-04-11T12:55:00Z"
                        },
                        {
                            "value": "0.08258",
                            "scoring_system": "epss",
                            "scoring_elements": "0.92235",
                            "published_at": "2026-04-12T12:55:00Z"
                        },
                        {
                            "value": "0.08258",
                            "scoring_system": "epss",
                            "scoring_elements": "0.92232",
                            "published_at": "2026-04-13T12:55:00Z"
                        },
                        {
                            "value": "0.08258",
                            "scoring_system": "epss",
                            "scoring_elements": "0.92244",
                            "published_at": "2026-04-16T12:55:00Z"
                        },
                        {
                            "value": "0.08258",
                            "scoring_system": "epss",
                            "scoring_elements": "0.92243",
                            "published_at": "2026-04-18T12:55:00Z"
                        }
                    ],
                    "url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-4686"
                },
                {
                    "reference_url": "https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-4686",
                    "reference_id": "",
                    "reference_type": "",
                    "scores": [],
                    "url": "https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-4686"
                },
                {
                    "reference_url": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14630",
                    "reference_id": "",
                    "reference_type": "",
                    "scores": [],
                    "url": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14630"
                },
                {
                    "reference_url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/19/2",
                    "reference_id": "",
                    "reference_type": "",
                    "scores": [],
                    "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/19/2"
                },
                {
                    "reference_url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/22/6",
                    "reference_id": "",
                    "reference_type": "",
                    "scores": [],
                    "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/22/6"
                },
                {
                    "reference_url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31867",
                    "reference_id": "",
                    "reference_type": "",
                    "scores": [],
                    "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31867"
                },
                {
                    "reference_url": "https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=503118",
                    "reference_id": "503118",
                    "reference_type": "",
                    "scores": [],
                    "url": "https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=503118"
                },
                {
                    "reference_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "reference_id": "cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "reference_type": "",
                    "scores": [],
                    "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
                },
                {
                    "reference_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "reference_id": "cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "reference_type": "",
                    "scores": [],
                    "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
                },
                {
                    "reference_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "reference_id": "cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "reference_type": "",
                    "scores": [],
                    "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
                },
                {
                    "reference_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "reference_id": "cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "reference_type": "",
                    "scores": [],
                    "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
                },
                {
                    "reference_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "reference_id": "cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "reference_type": "",
                    "scores": [],
                    "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:videolan:vlc_media_player:0.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
                },
                {
                    "reference_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4686",
                    "reference_id": "CVE-2008-4686",
                    "reference_type": "",
                    "scores": [
                        {
                            "value": "9.3",
                            "scoring_system": "cvssv2",
                            "scoring_elements": "AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C"
                        }
                    ],
                    "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4686"
                }
            ],
            "fixed_packages": [
                {
                    "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/942285?format=api",
                    "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/vlc@0.8.6.h-4.1?distro=trixie",
                    "is_vulnerable": false,
                    "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [],
                    "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/vlc@0.8.6.h-4.1%3Fdistro=trixie"
                },
                {
                    "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/942266?format=api",
                    "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/vlc@3.0.21-0%2Bdeb11u1?distro=trixie",
                    "is_vulnerable": false,
                    "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [],
                    "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/vlc@3.0.21-0%252Bdeb11u1%3Fdistro=trixie"
                },
                {
                    "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/942264?format=api",
                    "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/vlc@3.0.22-0%2Bdeb12u1?distro=trixie",
                    "is_vulnerable": false,
                    "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [],
                    "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/vlc@3.0.22-0%252Bdeb12u1%3Fdistro=trixie"
                },
                {
                    "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/942268?format=api",
                    "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/vlc@3.0.23-0%2Bdeb13u1?distro=trixie",
                    "is_vulnerable": false,
                    "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [],
                    "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/vlc@3.0.23-0%252Bdeb13u1%3Fdistro=trixie"
                },
                {
                    "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/942267?format=api",
                    "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/vlc@3.0.23-1?distro=trixie",
                    "is_vulnerable": false,
                    "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [],
                    "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/vlc@3.0.23-1%3Fdistro=trixie"
                }
            ],
            "aliases": [
                "CVE-2008-4686"
            ],
            "risk_score": 10.0,
            "exploitability": "2.0",
            "weighted_severity": "8.4",
            "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/vulnerabilities/VCID-s24v-pgr6-mucf"
        }
    ],
    "risk_score": null,
    "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/vlc@0.8.6.h-4.1%3Fdistro=trixie"
}