Lookup for vulnerabilities affecting packages.

GET /api/vulnerabilities/61116?format=api
HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET, HEAD, OPTIONS
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept

{
    "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/vulnerabilities/61116?format=api",
    "vulnerability_id": "VCID-bck2-r9jw-ducn",
    "summary": "security update",
    "aliases": [
        {
            "alias": "CVE-2015-4896"
        }
    ],
    "fixed_packages": [
        {
            "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/1036052?format=api",
            "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/virtualbox@4.3.36-dfsg-1%2Bdeb8u1~bpo70%2B1",
            "is_vulnerable": true,
            "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-2h35-vvte-g7cs"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-d499-x9kv-bydk"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-dc9p-tdf1-h7ad"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-tmt2-zsug-n3bq"
                }
            ],
            "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/virtualbox@4.3.36-dfsg-1%252Bdeb8u1~bpo70%252B1"
        },
        {
            "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/942200?format=api",
            "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/virtualbox@5.0.8-dfsg-1?distro=sid",
            "is_vulnerable": false,
            "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [],
            "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/virtualbox@5.0.8-dfsg-1%3Fdistro=sid"
        },
        {
            "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/942186?format=api",
            "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/virtualbox@7.2.6-dfsg-3.2?distro=sid",
            "is_vulnerable": false,
            "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [],
            "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/virtualbox@7.2.6-dfsg-3.2%3Fdistro=sid"
        },
        {
            "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/1059665?format=api",
            "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/virtualbox@7.2.6-dfsg-4?distro=sid",
            "is_vulnerable": false,
            "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [],
            "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/virtualbox@7.2.6-dfsg-4%3Fdistro=sid"
        }
    ],
    "affected_packages": [
        {
            "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/1036050?format=api",
            "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/virtualbox@4.1.42-dfsg-1%2Bdeb7u1",
            "is_vulnerable": true,
            "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-2fas-kjyg-kbc8"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-2h35-vvte-g7cs"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-2h63-wwcq-b3br"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-8q9q-fs5n-gyfj"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-bck2-r9jw-ducn"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-d499-x9kv-bydk"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-dc9p-tdf1-h7ad"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-tmt2-zsug-n3bq"
                }
            ],
            "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/virtualbox@4.1.42-dfsg-1%252Bdeb7u1"
        },
        {
            "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/1036051?format=api",
            "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/virtualbox@4.3.18-dfsg-3",
            "is_vulnerable": true,
            "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-2fas-kjyg-kbc8"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-2h35-vvte-g7cs"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-2h63-wwcq-b3br"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-8q9q-fs5n-gyfj"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-bck2-r9jw-ducn"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-d499-x9kv-bydk"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-dc9p-tdf1-h7ad"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-tmt2-zsug-n3bq"
                }
            ],
            "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/virtualbox@4.3.18-dfsg-3"
        }
    ],
    "references": [
        {
            "reference_url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00000.html",
            "reference_id": "",
            "reference_type": "",
            "scores": [],
            "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00000.html"
        },
        {
            "reference_url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00172.html",
            "reference_id": "",
            "reference_type": "",
            "scores": [],
            "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00172.html"
        },
        {
            "reference_url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-4896",
            "reference_id": "",
            "reference_type": "",
            "scores": [
                {
                    "value": "0.01499",
                    "scoring_system": "epss",
                    "scoring_elements": "0.81168",
                    "published_at": "2026-04-16T12:55:00Z"
                },
                {
                    "value": "0.01499",
                    "scoring_system": "epss",
                    "scoring_elements": "0.81067",
                    "published_at": "2026-04-01T12:55:00Z"
                },
                {
                    "value": "0.01499",
                    "scoring_system": "epss",
                    "scoring_elements": "0.81076",
                    "published_at": "2026-04-02T12:55:00Z"
                },
                {
                    "value": "0.01499",
                    "scoring_system": "epss",
                    "scoring_elements": "0.811",
                    "published_at": "2026-04-07T12:55:00Z"
                },
                {
                    "value": "0.01499",
                    "scoring_system": "epss",
                    "scoring_elements": "0.81128",
                    "published_at": "2026-04-08T12:55:00Z"
                },
                {
                    "value": "0.01499",
                    "scoring_system": "epss",
                    "scoring_elements": "0.81134",
                    "published_at": "2026-04-09T12:55:00Z"
                },
                {
                    "value": "0.01499",
                    "scoring_system": "epss",
                    "scoring_elements": "0.81152",
                    "published_at": "2026-04-11T12:55:00Z"
                },
                {
                    "value": "0.01499",
                    "scoring_system": "epss",
                    "scoring_elements": "0.81138",
                    "published_at": "2026-04-12T12:55:00Z"
                },
                {
                    "value": "0.01499",
                    "scoring_system": "epss",
                    "scoring_elements": "0.81131",
                    "published_at": "2026-04-13T12:55:00Z"
                }
            ],
            "url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-4896"
        },
        {
            "reference_url": "https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-4813",
            "reference_id": "",
            "reference_type": "",
            "scores": [],
            "url": "https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-4813"
        },
        {
            "reference_url": "https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-4896",
            "reference_id": "",
            "reference_type": "",
            "scores": [],
            "url": "https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-4896"
        },
        {
            "reference_url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3384",
            "reference_id": "",
            "reference_type": "",
            "scores": [],
            "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3384"
        },
        {
            "reference_url": "http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2015-2367953.html",
            "reference_id": "",
            "reference_type": "",
            "scores": [],
            "url": "http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2015-2367953.html"
        },
        {
            "reference_url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77198",
            "reference_id": "",
            "reference_type": "",
            "scores": [],
            "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77198"
        },
        {
            "reference_url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033880",
            "reference_id": "",
            "reference_type": "",
            "scores": [],
            "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033880"
        },
        {
            "reference_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:oracle:vm_virtualbox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "reference_id": "cpe:2.3:a:oracle:vm_virtualbox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "reference_type": "",
            "scores": [],
            "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:oracle:vm_virtualbox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
        },
        {
            "reference_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "reference_id": "cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "reference_type": "",
            "scores": [],
            "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
        },
        {
            "reference_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "reference_id": "cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "reference_type": "",
            "scores": [],
            "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
        },
        {
            "reference_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "reference_id": "cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "reference_type": "",
            "scores": [],
            "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
        },
        {
            "reference_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-4896",
            "reference_id": "CVE-2015-4896",
            "reference_type": "",
            "scores": [
                {
                    "value": "5.0",
                    "scoring_system": "cvssv2",
                    "scoring_elements": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P"
                }
            ],
            "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-4896"
        }
    ],
    "weaknesses": [],
    "exploits": [],
    "severity_range_score": "5.0 - 5.0",
    "exploitability": "0.5",
    "weighted_severity": "4.5",
    "risk_score": 2.2,
    "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/vulnerabilities/VCID-bck2-r9jw-ducn"
}