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    "vulnerability_id": "VCID-4rty-xgn3-fuby",
    "summary": "A buffer overflow occurs when drawing and validating elements with the ANGLE graphics library, used for WebGL content, when working with the VertexBuffer11 module. This results in a potentially exploitable crash.",
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