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GET /api/vulnerabilities/62850?format=api
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This could be used to trigger known vulnerabilities in the programs that handle those document types.", "aliases": [ { "alias": "CVE-2017-7821" } ], "fixed_packages": [ { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/582643?format=api", "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/firefox@56.0-1?distro=sid", "is_vulnerable": false, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [], "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/firefox@56.0-1%3Fdistro=sid" }, { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/582059?format=api", "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/firefox@149.0-1?distro=sid", "is_vulnerable": false, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [], "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/firefox@149.0-1%3Fdistro=sid" }, { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/1059611?format=api", "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/firefox@149.0.2-1?distro=sid", "is_vulnerable": false, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [], "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/firefox@149.0.2-1%3Fdistro=sid" } ], "affected_packages": [], "references": [ { "reference_url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-7821", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "0.02595", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.85625", "published_at": "2026-04-18T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.02595", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.85525", "published_at": "2026-04-01T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.02595", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.85601", "published_at": "2026-04-12T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.02595", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.85597", "published_at": "2026-04-13T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.02595", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.8562", "published_at": "2026-04-16T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.02595", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.85537", "published_at": "2026-04-02T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.02595", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.85555", "published_at": "2026-04-04T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.02595", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.8556", "published_at": "2026-04-07T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.02595", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.8558", "published_at": "2026-04-08T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.02595", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.85591", "published_at": "2026-04-09T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.02595", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.85605", "published_at": "2026-04-11T12:55:00Z" } ], "url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-7821" }, { "reference_url": "https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1346515", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [], "url": "https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1346515" }, { "reference_url": "https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-21/", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [], "url": "https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-21/" }, { "reference_url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101057", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [], "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101057" }, { "reference_url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039465", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [], "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039465" }, { "reference_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "reference_id": "cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "reference_type": "", "scores": [], "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*" }, { "reference_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7821", "reference_id": "CVE-2017-7821", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "7.5", "scoring_system": "cvssv2", "scoring_elements": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P" }, { "value": "9.8", "scoring_system": "cvssv3", "scoring_elements": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H" } ], "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7821" }, { "reference_url": "https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-21", "reference_id": "mfsa2017-21", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "critical", "scoring_system": "generic_textual", "scoring_elements": "" } ], "url": "https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-21" }, { "reference_url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/3435-1/", "reference_id": "USN-3435-1", "reference_type": "", "scores": [], "url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/3435-1/" } ], "weaknesses": [ { "cwe_id": 732, "name": "Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource", "description": "The product specifies permissions for a security-critical resource in a way that allows that resource to be read or modified by unintended actors." } ], "exploits": [], "severity_range_score": "7.5 - 10.0", "exploitability": null, "weighted_severity": null, "risk_score": null, "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/vulnerabilities/VCID-cxxg-uk18-pqhq" }