Lookup for vulnerabilities affecting packages.

GET /api/vulnerabilities/47192?format=api
HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET, HEAD, OPTIONS
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept

{
    "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/vulnerabilities/47192?format=api",
    "vulnerability_id": "VCID-ea45-fcyg-4ueb",
    "summary": "Multiple Denial of Service vulnerabilities have been discovered in\n    Wireshark.",
    "aliases": [
        {
            "alias": "CVE-2008-1562"
        }
    ],
    "fixed_packages": [
        {
            "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/942734?format=api",
            "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/wireshark@0?distro=trixie",
            "is_vulnerable": false,
            "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [],
            "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/wireshark@0%3Fdistro=trixie"
        },
        {
            "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/942729?format=api",
            "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/wireshark@3.4.10-0%2Bdeb11u1?distro=trixie",
            "is_vulnerable": true,
            "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-7cgx-1cxn-7bdk"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-mb3r-da54-7kfk"
                }
            ],
            "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/wireshark@3.4.10-0%252Bdeb11u1%3Fdistro=trixie"
        },
        {
            "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/942727?format=api",
            "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/wireshark@4.0.17-0%2Bdeb12u1?distro=trixie",
            "is_vulnerable": true,
            "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-114w-j43h-p3ek"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-2pgm-khz1-auay"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-9jam-asdr-cyec"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-kdgd-xdqb-9khz"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-m58x-8cam-3fdy"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-mb3r-da54-7kfk"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-mnuz-t2nj-nfh5"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-qs6k-my1v-8qh4"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-r54z-8gcg-pqg7"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-ra98-yk72-bkfq"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-shbm-pwte-rkgt"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-wqn1-t4m4-wben"
                }
            ],
            "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/wireshark@4.0.17-0%252Bdeb12u1%3Fdistro=trixie"
        },
        {
            "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/942731?format=api",
            "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/wireshark@4.4.14-0%2Bdeb13u1?distro=trixie",
            "is_vulnerable": false,
            "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [],
            "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/wireshark@4.4.14-0%252Bdeb13u1%3Fdistro=trixie"
        },
        {
            "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/942730?format=api",
            "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/wireshark@4.6.4-1?distro=trixie",
            "is_vulnerable": false,
            "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [],
            "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/wireshark@4.6.4-1%3Fdistro=trixie"
        },
        {
            "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/76969?format=api",
            "purl": "pkg:ebuild/net-analyzer/wireshark@1.0.0",
            "is_vulnerable": false,
            "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [],
            "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:ebuild/net-analyzer/wireshark@1.0.0"
        }
    ],
    "affected_packages": [
        {
            "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/128901?format=api",
            "purl": "pkg:rpm/redhat/wireshark@1.0.3-EL3?arch=3",
            "is_vulnerable": true,
            "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-1zr4-s7bn-dqb6"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-4agc-98ph-r7ft"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-9x4k-5vrn-jydd"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-ctuu-ftbb-87er"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-ea45-fcyg-4ueb"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-eqy7-cjud-z3c2"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-fu5e-jacx-fybr"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-ja1a-5k9d-mqcc"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-jqvh-ejgx-4uf9"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-kx87-csvc-63dd"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-qqt6-8yve-qkbd"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-qund-8xme-r3fa"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-qunk-bbn6-j7ff"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-sy3t-g2ct-fufp"
                }
            ],
            "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:rpm/redhat/wireshark@1.0.3-EL3%3Farch=3"
        },
        {
            "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/128899?format=api",
            "purl": "pkg:rpm/redhat/wireshark@1.0.3-3?arch=el4_7",
            "is_vulnerable": true,
            "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-1zr4-s7bn-dqb6"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-4agc-98ph-r7ft"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-9x4k-5vrn-jydd"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-ctuu-ftbb-87er"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-ea45-fcyg-4ueb"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-eqy7-cjud-z3c2"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-fu5e-jacx-fybr"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-ja1a-5k9d-mqcc"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-jqvh-ejgx-4uf9"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-kx87-csvc-63dd"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-qqt6-8yve-qkbd"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-qund-8xme-r3fa"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-qunk-bbn6-j7ff"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-sy3t-g2ct-fufp"
                }
            ],
            "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:rpm/redhat/wireshark@1.0.3-3%3Farch=el4_7"
        },
        {
            "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/128900?format=api",
            "purl": "pkg:rpm/redhat/wireshark@1.0.3-4?arch=el5_2",
            "is_vulnerable": true,
            "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-1zr4-s7bn-dqb6"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-4agc-98ph-r7ft"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-9x4k-5vrn-jydd"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-ctuu-ftbb-87er"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-ea45-fcyg-4ueb"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-eqy7-cjud-z3c2"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-fu5e-jacx-fybr"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-ja1a-5k9d-mqcc"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-jqvh-ejgx-4uf9"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-kx87-csvc-63dd"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-qqt6-8yve-qkbd"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-qund-8xme-r3fa"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-qunk-bbn6-j7ff"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-sy3t-g2ct-fufp"
                }
            ],
            "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:rpm/redhat/wireshark@1.0.3-4%3Farch=el5_2"
        }
    ],
    "references": [
        {
            "reference_url": "https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2008-1562.json",
            "reference_id": "",
            "reference_type": "",
            "scores": [],
            "url": "https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2008-1562.json"
        },
        {
            "reference_url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-1562",
            "reference_id": "",
            "reference_type": "",
            "scores": [
                {
                    "value": "0.48752",
                    "scoring_system": "epss",
                    "scoring_elements": "0.97734",
                    "published_at": "2026-04-01T12:55:00Z"
                },
                {
                    "value": "0.48752",
                    "scoring_system": "epss",
                    "scoring_elements": "0.9774",
                    "published_at": "2026-04-02T12:55:00Z"
                },
                {
                    "value": "0.48752",
                    "scoring_system": "epss",
                    "scoring_elements": "0.97742",
                    "published_at": "2026-04-04T12:55:00Z"
                },
                {
                    "value": "0.48752",
                    "scoring_system": "epss",
                    "scoring_elements": "0.97744",
                    "published_at": "2026-04-07T12:55:00Z"
                },
                {
                    "value": "0.48752",
                    "scoring_system": "epss",
                    "scoring_elements": "0.97749",
                    "published_at": "2026-04-08T12:55:00Z"
                },
                {
                    "value": "0.48752",
                    "scoring_system": "epss",
                    "scoring_elements": "0.97752",
                    "published_at": "2026-04-09T12:55:00Z"
                },
                {
                    "value": "0.48752",
                    "scoring_system": "epss",
                    "scoring_elements": "0.97755",
                    "published_at": "2026-04-11T12:55:00Z"
                },
                {
                    "value": "0.48752",
                    "scoring_system": "epss",
                    "scoring_elements": "0.97757",
                    "published_at": "2026-04-12T12:55:00Z"
                },
                {
                    "value": "0.48752",
                    "scoring_system": "epss",
                    "scoring_elements": "0.97758",
                    "published_at": "2026-04-13T12:55:00Z"
                }
            ],
            "url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-1562"
        },
        {
            "reference_url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=440015",
            "reference_id": "440015",
            "reference_type": "",
            "scores": [],
            "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=440015"
        },
        {
            "reference_url": "https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28485/info",
            "reference_id": "CVE-2008-1561;OSVDB-43838",
            "reference_type": "exploit",
            "scores": [],
            "url": "https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28485/info"
        },
        {
            "reference_url": "https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/linux/dos/31553.txt",
            "reference_id": "CVE-2008-1562;OSVDB-43840",
            "reference_type": "exploit",
            "scores": [],
            "url": "https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/linux/dos/31553.txt"
        },
        {
            "reference_url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200805-05",
            "reference_id": "GLSA-200805-05",
            "reference_type": "",
            "scores": [],
            "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200805-05"
        },
        {
            "reference_url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008:0890",
            "reference_id": "RHSA-2008:0890",
            "reference_type": "",
            "scores": [],
            "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008:0890"
        }
    ],
    "weaknesses": [],
    "exploits": [
        {
            "date_added": "2008-03-28",
            "description": "Wireshark 0.99.8 - LDAP Dissector Denial of Service",
            "required_action": null,
            "due_date": null,
            "notes": null,
            "known_ransomware_campaign_use": true,
            "source_date_published": "2008-03-28",
            "exploit_type": "dos",
            "platform": "linux",
            "source_date_updated": "2014-02-17",
            "data_source": "Exploit-DB",
            "source_url": "https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28485/info"
        },
        {
            "date_added": null,
            "description": "The LDAP dissector in Wireshark 0.99.2 through 0.99.8 allows remote attackers\n        to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed packet.",
            "required_action": null,
            "due_date": null,
            "notes": "Stability:\n  - crash-service-down\nSideEffects: []\nReliability: []\n",
            "known_ransomware_campaign_use": false,
            "source_date_published": "2008-03-28",
            "exploit_type": null,
            "platform": "",
            "source_date_updated": null,
            "data_source": "Metasploit",
            "source_url": "https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/tree/master/modules/auxiliary/dos/wireshark/ldap.rb"
        }
    ],
    "severity_range_score": null,
    "exploitability": "2.0",
    "weighted_severity": "0.4",
    "risk_score": 0.8,
    "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/vulnerabilities/VCID-ea45-fcyg-4ueb"
}