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{
    "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/518687?format=api",
    "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/storebackup@3.2.1-2~deb10u1",
    "type": "deb",
    "namespace": "debian",
    "name": "storebackup",
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    "subpath": "",
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            "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/vulnerabilities/101515?format=api",
            "vulnerability_id": "VCID-9ut2-ujcm-8kgr",
            "summary": "storeBackup.pl in storeBackup through 3.5 relies on the /tmp/storeBackup.lock pathname, which allows symlink attacks that possibly lead to privilege escalation. (Local users can also create a plain file named /tmp/storeBackup.lock to block use of storeBackup until an admin manually deletes that file.)",
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                    "reference_type": "",
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                },
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}