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{
    "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/515842?format=api",
    "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/remctl@2.16-1",
    "type": "deb",
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    "subpath": "",
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            "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/vulnerabilities/100019?format=api",
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            "summary": "remctld in remctl before 3.14, when an attacker is authorized to execute a command that uses the sudo option, has a use-after-free that leads to a daemon crash, memory corruption, or arbitrary command execution.",
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}