Package Instance
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GET /api/packages/938857?format=api
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"GHSA-62jx-8vmh-4mcw", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "HIGH", "scoring_system": "cvssv3.1_qr", "scoring_elements": "" } ], "url": "https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-62jx-8vmh-4mcw" } ], "fixed_packages": [ { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/938857?format=api", "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/rust-tar@0.4.37-1?distro=trixie", "is_vulnerable": false, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [], "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/rust-tar@0.4.37-1%3Fdistro=trixie" }, { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/938852?format=api", "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/rust-tar@0.4.38-1?distro=trixie", "is_vulnerable": true, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [ { "vulnerability": "VCID-ehdy-7aak-r3bt" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-qj1y-b8m1-hyfm" } ], "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/rust-tar@0.4.38-1%3Fdistro=trixie" }, { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/938856?format=api", 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