Vulnerability Instance

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{
    "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/vulnerabilities/79723?format=api",
    "vulnerability_id": "VCID-pvye-dyec-vfhg",
    "summary": "The log_event function in ssmtp 2.50.6 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the ssmtp.log temporary log file.",
    "aliases": [
        {
            "alias": "CVE-2004-0423"
        }
    ],
    "fixed_packages": [],
    "affected_packages": [],
    "references": [
        {
            "reference_url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2004-0423",
            "reference_id": "",
            "reference_type": "",
            "scores": [
                {
                    "value": "0.00112",
                    "scoring_system": "epss",
                    "scoring_elements": "0.29455",
                    "published_at": "2026-05-29T12:55:00Z"
                }
            ],
            "url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2004-0423"
        },
        {
            "reference_url": "https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2004-0423",
            "reference_id": "",
            "reference_type": "",
            "scores": [],
            "url": "https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2004-0423"
        }
    ],
    "weaknesses": [],
    "exploits": [],
    "severity_range_score": null,
    "exploitability": null,
    "weighted_severity": null,
    "risk_score": null,
    "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/vulnerabilities/VCID-pvye-dyec-vfhg"
}