Lookup for vulnerabilities affecting packages.

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    "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/vulnerabilities/196970?format=api",
    "vulnerability_id": "VCID-c5b1-bsch-pya2",
    "summary": "multiple issues",
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            "alias": "CVE-2017-7835"
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            "reference_type": "",
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