GET

Vulnerability Instance

Lookup for vulnerabilities affecting packages.

GET /api/vulnerabilities/1753?format=api
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{
    "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/vulnerabilities/1753?format=api",
    "vulnerability_id": "VCID-sbdk-7hpf-tkbv",
    "summary": "",
    "aliases": [
        {
            "alias": "CVE-2016-6985"
        }
    ],
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            "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/4998?format=api",
            "purl": "pkg:ebuild/www-plugins/adobe-flash@23.0.0.205",
            "is_vulnerable": false,
            "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [],
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        }
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                },
                {
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                {
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                },
                {
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                },
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                },
                {
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                {
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            "reference_id": "",
            "reference_type": "",
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                }
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            "reference_id": "",
            "reference_type": "",
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            "reference_type": "",
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}