Vulnerability Instance

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    "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/vulnerabilities/1616?format=api",
    "vulnerability_id": "VCID-4wsv-yuhv-b7h9",
    "summary": "",
    "aliases": [
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            "alias": "CVE-2016-5827"
        }
    ],
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            "reference_id": "",
            "reference_type": "",
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                }
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            "reference_id": "",
            "reference_type": "",
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                    "published_at": "2026-06-11T12:55:00Z"
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                    "published_at": "2026-06-13T12:55:00Z"
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                    "published_at": "2026-06-14T12:55:00Z"
                }
            ],
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        },
        {
            "reference_url": "https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml",
            "reference_id": "",
            "reference_type": "",
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                {
                    "value": "5.8",
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                }
            ],
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        },
        {
            "reference_url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1350481",
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            "reference_type": "",
            "scores": [],
            "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1350481"
        }
    ],
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        {
            "cwe_id": 125,
            "name": "Out-of-bounds Read",
            "description": "The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer."
        }
    ],
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    "severity_range_score": "5.8 - 7.5",
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    "weighted_severity": null,
    "risk_score": null,
    "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/vulnerabilities/VCID-4wsv-yuhv-b7h9"
}