GET

Package Instance

Lookup for vulnerable packages by Package URL.

GET /api/packages/400237?format=api
HTTP 200 OK
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Vary: Accept

{
    "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/400237?format=api",
    "purl": "pkg:apk/alpine/vte@0.28.2-r12?arch=armhf&distroversion=v3.12&reponame=community",
    "type": "apk",
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    "version": "0.28.2-r12",
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        "distroversion": "v3.12",
        "reponame": "community"
    },
    "subpath": "",
    "is_vulnerable": false,
    "next_non_vulnerable_version": null,
    "latest_non_vulnerable_version": null,
    "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [],
    "fixing_vulnerabilities": [
        {
            "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/vulnerabilities/104139?format=api",
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            "summary": "The VteTerminal in gnome-terminal (vte) before 0.32.2 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (long loop and CPU consumption) via an escape sequence with a large repeat count value.",
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                    "reference_url": "https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2012-2738.json",
                    "reference_id": "",
                    "reference_type": "",
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                },
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                    "reference_url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-2738",
                    "reference_id": "",
                    "reference_type": "",
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                },
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                    "reference_url": "https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-2738",
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                    "reference_url": "https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=677717",
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                },
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                    "reference_url": "https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/linux/dos/37477.txt",
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                },
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                    "reference_url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201412-10",
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}