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GET /api/vulnerabilities/41751?format=api
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"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-2016-9565.json", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "8.1", "scoring_system": "cvssv3", "scoring_elements": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H" } ], "url": "https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2016-9565.json" }, { "reference_url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-9565", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "0.19945", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.95429", "published_at": "2026-04-01T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.19945", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.95438", "published_at": "2026-04-02T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.19945", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.95444", "published_at": "2026-04-04T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.19945", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.95447", "published_at": "2026-04-07T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.19945", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.95454", "published_at": "2026-04-08T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.19945", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.95456", "published_at": "2026-04-09T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.19945", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.95461", "published_at": "2026-04-12T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.19945", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.95462", "published_at": "2026-04-13T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.19945", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.95471", "published_at": "2026-04-16T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.19945", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.95476", "published_at": "2026-04-18T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.19945", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.9548", "published_at": "2026-04-21T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.19945", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.95481", "published_at": "2026-04-24T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.19945", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.95482", "published_at": "2026-04-26T12:55:00Z" } ], "url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-9565" }, { "reference_url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1405363", "reference_id": "1405363", "reference_type": "", "scores": [], "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1405363" }, { "reference_url": "https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/linux/remote/40920.py", "reference_id": "CVE-2016-9565", "reference_type": "exploit", "scores": [], "url": "https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/linux/remote/40920.py" }, { "reference_url": "https://legalhackers.com/advisories/Nagios-Exploit-Command-Injection-CVE-2016-9565-2008-4796.html", "reference_id": "CVE-2016-9565", "reference_type": "exploit", "scores": [], "url": "https://legalhackers.com/advisories/Nagios-Exploit-Command-Injection-CVE-2016-9565-2008-4796.html" }, { "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" } ], "weaknesses": [ { "cwe_id": 77, "name": "Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')", "description": "The product constructs all or part of a command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended command when it is sent to a downstream component." } ], "exploits": [ { "date_added": "2016-12-15", "description": "Nagios < 4.2.2 - Arbitrary Code Execution", "required_action": null, "due_date": null, "notes": null, "known_ransomware_campaign_use": true, "source_date_published": "2016-12-15", "exploit_type": "remote", "platform": "linux", "source_date_updated": "2016-12-16", "data_source": "Exploit-DB", "source_url": "https://legalhackers.com/advisories/Nagios-Exploit-Command-Injection-CVE-2016-9565-2008-4796.html" } ], "severity_range_score": "8.1 - 8.1", "exploitability": "2.0", "weighted_severity": "7.3", "risk_score": 10.0, "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/vulnerabilities/VCID-bxxt-pr6a-nfcx" }