Vulnerability Instance
Lookup for vulnerabilities affecting packages.
GET /api/vulnerabilities/41538?format=api
{ "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/vulnerabilities/41538?format=api", "vulnerability_id": "VCID-15wk-hjjp-vyfc", "summary": "A vulnerability in Icinga could lead to privilege escalation.", "aliases": [ { "alias": "CVE-2016-9566" } ], "fixed_packages": [ { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/75705?format=api", "purl": "pkg:ebuild/net-analyzer/icinga@1.13.4", "is_vulnerable": false, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [], "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:ebuild/net-analyzer/icinga@1.13.4" }, { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/75773?format=api", "purl": "pkg:ebuild/net-analyzer/nagios-core@4.2.4", "is_vulnerable": false, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [], "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:ebuild/net-analyzer/nagios-core@4.2.4" }, { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/85802?format=api", "purl": "pkg:ebuild/net-analyzer/nagios-core@4.3.3", "is_vulnerable": false, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [], "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:ebuild/net-analyzer/nagios-core@4.3.3" } ], "affected_packages": [ { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/113480?format=api", "purl": "pkg:rpm/redhat/nagios@3.5.1-9?arch=el6", "is_vulnerable": true, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [ { "vulnerability": "VCID-15wk-hjjp-vyfc" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-73jv-46jf-jkc8" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-bxxt-pr6a-nfcx" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-d721-d83v-m7dy" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-n74n-u3rh-97c7" } ], "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:rpm/redhat/nagios@3.5.1-9%3Farch=el6" }, { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/113479?format=api", "purl": "pkg:rpm/redhat/nagios@3.5.1-9?arch=el7", "is_vulnerable": true, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [ { "vulnerability": "VCID-15wk-hjjp-vyfc" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-73jv-46jf-jkc8" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-bxxt-pr6a-nfcx" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-d721-d83v-m7dy" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-n74n-u3rh-97c7" } ], "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:rpm/redhat/nagios@3.5.1-9%3Farch=el7" } ], "references": [ { "reference_url": "https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2016-9566.json", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "7.3", "scoring_system": "cvssv3", "scoring_elements": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H" } ], "url": "https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2016-9566.json" }, { "reference_url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-9566", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "0.08602", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.92384", "published_at": "2026-04-01T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.08602", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.9244", "published_at": "2026-04-24T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.08602", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.92434", "published_at": "2026-04-18T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.08602", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.92437", "published_at": "2026-04-21T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.08602", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.9239", "published_at": "2026-04-02T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.08602", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.92398", "published_at": "2026-04-04T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.08602", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.92401", "published_at": "2026-04-07T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.08602", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.92413", "published_at": "2026-04-08T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.08602", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.92418", "published_at": "2026-04-09T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.08602", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.92424", "published_at": "2026-04-13T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.08602", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.92426", "published_at": "2026-04-12T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.08602", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.92435", "published_at": "2026-04-16T12:55:00Z" } ], "url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-9566" }, { "reference_url": "https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "6.6", "scoring_system": "cvssv2", "scoring_elements": "AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C" }, { "value": "7.3", "scoring_system": "cvssv3", "scoring_elements": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H" } ], "url": "https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml" }, { "reference_url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1402869", "reference_id": "1402869", "reference_type": "", "scores": [], "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1402869" }, { "reference_url": "https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/linux/local/40921.sh", "reference_id": "CVE-2016-9566", "reference_type": "exploit", "scores": [], "url": "https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/linux/local/40921.sh" }, { "reference_url": "https://legalhackers.com/advisories/Nagios-Exploit-Root-PrivEsc-CVE-2016-9566.html", "reference_id": "CVE-2016-9566", "reference_type": "exploit", "scores": [], "url": "https://legalhackers.com/advisories/Nagios-Exploit-Root-PrivEsc-CVE-2016-9566.html" }, { "reference_url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-51", "reference_id": "GLSA-201612-51", "reference_type": "", "scores": [], "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-51" }, { "reference_url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-26", "reference_id": "GLSA-201702-26", "reference_type": "", "scores": [], "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-26" }, { "reference_url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-20", "reference_id": "GLSA-201710-20", "reference_type": "", "scores": [], "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-20" }, { "reference_url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0211", "reference_id": "RHSA-2017:0211", "reference_type": "", "scores": [], "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0211" }, { "reference_url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0212", "reference_id": "RHSA-2017:0212", "reference_type": "", "scores": [], "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0212" }, { "reference_url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0213", "reference_id": "RHSA-2017:0213", "reference_type": "", "scores": [], "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0213" }, { "reference_url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0214", "reference_id": "RHSA-2017:0214", "reference_type": "", "scores": [], "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0214" }, { "reference_url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0258", "reference_id": "RHSA-2017:0258", "reference_type": "", "scores": [], "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0258" }, { "reference_url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0259", "reference_id": "RHSA-2017:0259", "reference_type": "", "scores": [], "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0259" }, { "reference_url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/3253-1/", "reference_id": "USN-3253-1", "reference_type": "", "scores": [], "url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/3253-1/" } ], "weaknesses": [ { "cwe_id": 59, "name": "Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')", "description": "The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource." } ], "exploits": [ { "date_added": "2016-12-15", "description": "Nagios < 4.2.4 - Local Privilege Escalation", "required_action": null, "due_date": null, "notes": null, "known_ransomware_campaign_use": true, "source_date_published": "2016-12-15", "exploit_type": "local", 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