Lookup for vulnerabilities affecting packages.

GET /api/vulnerabilities/83833?format=api
HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET, HEAD, OPTIONS
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept

{
    "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/vulnerabilities/83833?format=api",
    "vulnerability_id": "VCID-8uhd-gb5f-1yhr",
    "summary": "icu: stack-based buffer overflow in ucnv_u8.cpp:ucnv_UTF8FromUTF8 can lead to denial of service",
    "aliases": [
        {
            "alias": "CVE-2017-17484"
        }
    ],
    "fixed_packages": [
        {
            "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/925238?format=api",
            "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/icu@0?distro=trixie",
            "is_vulnerable": false,
            "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [],
            "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/icu@0%3Fdistro=trixie"
        },
        {
            "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/925218?format=api",
            "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/icu@67.1-7?distro=trixie",
            "is_vulnerable": false,
            "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [],
            "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/icu@67.1-7%3Fdistro=trixie"
        },
        {
            "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/925216?format=api",
            "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/icu@72.1-3%2Bdeb12u1?distro=trixie",
            "is_vulnerable": false,
            "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [],
            "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/icu@72.1-3%252Bdeb12u1%3Fdistro=trixie"
        },
        {
            "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/925220?format=api",
            "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/icu@76.1-4?distro=trixie",
            "is_vulnerable": false,
            "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [],
            "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/icu@76.1-4%3Fdistro=trixie"
        },
        {
            "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/925219?format=api",
            "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/icu@78.3-1?distro=trixie",
            "is_vulnerable": false,
            "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [],
            "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/icu@78.3-1%3Fdistro=trixie"
        }
    ],
    "affected_packages": [],
    "references": [
        {
            "reference_url": "https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2017-17484.json",
            "reference_id": "",
            "reference_type": "",
            "scores": [
                {
                    "value": "7.3",
                    "scoring_system": "cvssv3",
                    "scoring_elements": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L"
                }
            ],
            "url": "https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2017-17484.json"
        },
        {
            "reference_url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-17484",
            "reference_id": "",
            "reference_type": "",
            "scores": [
                {
                    "value": "0.04473",
                    "scoring_system": "epss",
                    "scoring_elements": "0.89042",
                    "published_at": "2026-04-01T12:55:00Z"
                },
                {
                    "value": "0.04473",
                    "scoring_system": "epss",
                    "scoring_elements": "0.89124",
                    "published_at": "2026-04-24T12:55:00Z"
                },
                {
                    "value": "0.04473",
                    "scoring_system": "epss",
                    "scoring_elements": "0.89096",
                    "published_at": "2026-04-13T12:55:00Z"
                },
                {
                    "value": "0.04473",
                    "scoring_system": "epss",
                    "scoring_elements": "0.89109",
                    "published_at": "2026-04-16T12:55:00Z"
                },
                {
                    "value": "0.04473",
                    "scoring_system": "epss",
                    "scoring_elements": "0.8911",
                    "published_at": "2026-04-18T12:55:00Z"
                },
                {
                    "value": "0.04473",
                    "scoring_system": "epss",
                    "scoring_elements": "0.89106",
                    "published_at": "2026-04-21T12:55:00Z"
                },
                {
                    "value": "0.04473",
                    "scoring_system": "epss",
                    "scoring_elements": "0.8905",
                    "published_at": "2026-04-02T12:55:00Z"
                },
                {
                    "value": "0.04473",
                    "scoring_system": "epss",
                    "scoring_elements": "0.89065",
                    "published_at": "2026-04-04T12:55:00Z"
                },
                {
                    "value": "0.04473",
                    "scoring_system": "epss",
                    "scoring_elements": "0.89067",
                    "published_at": "2026-04-07T12:55:00Z"
                },
                {
                    "value": "0.04473",
                    "scoring_system": "epss",
                    "scoring_elements": "0.89085",
                    "published_at": "2026-04-08T12:55:00Z"
                },
                {
                    "value": "0.04473",
                    "scoring_system": "epss",
                    "scoring_elements": "0.8909",
                    "published_at": "2026-04-09T12:55:00Z"
                },
                {
                    "value": "0.04473",
                    "scoring_system": "epss",
                    "scoring_elements": "0.89102",
                    "published_at": "2026-04-11T12:55:00Z"
                },
                {
                    "value": "0.04473",
                    "scoring_system": "epss",
                    "scoring_elements": "0.89098",
                    "published_at": "2026-04-12T12:55:00Z"
                }
            ],
            "url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-17484"
        },
        {
            "reference_url": "https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml",
            "reference_id": "",
            "reference_type": "",
            "scores": [
                {
                    "value": "6.8",
                    "scoring_system": "cvssv2",
                    "scoring_elements": "AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P"
                },
                {
                    "value": "7.3",
                    "scoring_system": "cvssv3",
                    "scoring_elements": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L"
                }
            ],
            "url": "https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml"
        },
        {
            "reference_url": "https://github.com/znc/znc/issues/1459",
            "reference_id": "",
            "reference_type": "",
            "scores": [],
            "url": "https://github.com/znc/znc/issues/1459"
        },
        {
            "reference_url": "https://ssl.icu-project.org/trac/attachment/ticket/13490/poc.cpp",
            "reference_id": "",
            "reference_type": "",
            "scores": [],
            "url": "https://ssl.icu-project.org/trac/attachment/ticket/13490/poc.cpp"
        },
        {
            "reference_url": "https://ssl.icu-project.org/trac/changeset/40714",
            "reference_id": "",
            "reference_type": "",
            "scores": [],
            "url": "https://ssl.icu-project.org/trac/changeset/40714"
        },
        {
            "reference_url": "https://ssl.icu-project.org/trac/changeset/40715",
            "reference_id": "",
            "reference_type": "",
            "scores": [],
            "url": "https://ssl.icu-project.org/trac/changeset/40715"
        },
        {
            "reference_url": "https://ssl.icu-project.org/trac/ticket/13490",
            "reference_id": "",
            "reference_type": "",
            "scores": [],
            "url": "https://ssl.icu-project.org/trac/ticket/13490"
        },
        {
            "reference_url": "https://ssl.icu-project.org/trac/ticket/13510",
            "reference_id": "",
            "reference_type": "",
            "scores": [],
            "url": "https://ssl.icu-project.org/trac/ticket/13510"
        },
        {
            "reference_url": "https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html",
            "reference_id": "",
            "reference_type": "",
            "scores": [],
            "url": "https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html"
        },
        {
            "reference_url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1524819",
            "reference_id": "1524819",
            "reference_type": "",
            "scores": [],
            "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1524819"
        },
        {
            "reference_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:icu-project:international_components_for_unicode:*:*:*:*:*:c\\/c\\+\\+:*:*",
            "reference_id": "cpe:2.3:a:icu-project:international_components_for_unicode:*:*:*:*:*:c\\/c\\+\\+:*:*",
            "reference_type": "",
            "scores": [],
            "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:icu-project:international_components_for_unicode:*:*:*:*:*:c\\/c\\+\\+:*:*"
        },
        {
            "reference_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-17484",
            "reference_id": "CVE-2017-17484",
            "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-2017-17484"
        }
    ],
    "weaknesses": [
        {
            "cwe_id": 121,
            "name": "Stack-based Buffer Overflow",
            "description": "A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function)."
        },
        {
            "cwe_id": 119,
            "name": "Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer",
            "description": "The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer."
        }
    ],
    "exploits": [],
    "severity_range_score": "6.8 - 9.8",
    "exploitability": null,
    "weighted_severity": null,
    "risk_score": null,
    "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/vulnerabilities/VCID-8uhd-gb5f-1yhr"
}