Vulnerability Instance

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    "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/vulnerabilities/41750?format=api",
    "vulnerability_id": "VCID-znu2-b9wq-2kh1",
    "summary": "Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Nagios, the worst of\n    which could lead to privilege escalation.",
    "aliases": [
        {
            "alias": "CVE-2016-8641"
        }
    ],
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        }
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            "reference_type": "",
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            "reference_id": "",
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                }
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        },
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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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                }
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        },
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            "reference_url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1394248",
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            "reference_url": "https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/linux/local/40774.sh",
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            "url": "https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/linux/local/40774.sh"
        },
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            "reference_url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-26",
            "reference_id": "GLSA-201702-26",
            "reference_type": "",
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            "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-26"
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        {
            "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."
        }
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        {
            "date_added": "2016-11-18",
            "description": "Nagios 4.2.2 - Local Privilege Escalation",
            "required_action": null,
            "due_date": null,
            "notes": null,
            "known_ransomware_campaign_use": true,
            "source_date_published": "2016-11-18",
            "exploit_type": "local",
            "platform": "linux",
            "source_date_updated": "2016-12-15",
            "data_source": "Exploit-DB",
            "source_url": ""
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    "severity_range_score": "4.4 - 6.7",
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    "risk_score": null,
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}