Vulnerability Instance
Lookup for vulnerabilities affecting packages.
GET /api/vulnerabilities/41429?format=api
{ "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/vulnerabilities/41429?format=api", "vulnerability_id": "VCID-9hw9-a9yt-p7fv", "summary": "Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Pidgin, allowing for\n remote arbitrary code execution, Denial of Service and service spoofing.", "aliases": [ { "alias": "CVE-2008-2957" } ], "fixed_packages": [ { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/935305?format=api", "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/pidgin@2.4.3-4?distro=trixie", "is_vulnerable": false, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [], "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/pidgin@2.4.3-4%3Fdistro=trixie" }, { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/935301?format=api", "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/pidgin@2.14.1-1?distro=trixie", "is_vulnerable": true, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [ { "vulnerability": "VCID-zhu6-8jrm-73bc" } ], "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/pidgin@2.14.1-1%3Fdistro=trixie" }, { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/935299?format=api", "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/pidgin@2.14.12-1?distro=trixie", "is_vulnerable": false, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [], "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/pidgin@2.14.12-1%3Fdistro=trixie" }, { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/935302?format=api", "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/pidgin@2.14.14-1?distro=trixie", "is_vulnerable": false, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [], "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/pidgin@2.14.14-1%3Fdistro=trixie" }, { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/75653?format=api", "purl": "pkg:ebuild/net-im/pidgin@2.5.1", "is_vulnerable": false, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [], "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:ebuild/net-im/pidgin@2.5.1" } ], "affected_packages": [ { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/129185?format=api", "purl": "pkg:rpm/redhat/pidgin@2.5.2-6?arch=el5", "is_vulnerable": true, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [ { "vulnerability": "VCID-9hw9-a9yt-p7fv" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-9sg6-dv5z-sbfq" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-ag3e-ee6x-tbcv" } ], "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:rpm/redhat/pidgin@2.5.2-6%3Farch=el5" }, { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/129184?format=api", "purl": "pkg:rpm/redhat/pidgin@2.5.2-6?arch=el4", "is_vulnerable": true, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [ { "vulnerability": "VCID-9hw9-a9yt-p7fv" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-9sg6-dv5z-sbfq" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-ag3e-ee6x-tbcv" } ], "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:rpm/redhat/pidgin@2.5.2-6%3Farch=el4" } ], "references": [ { "reference_url": "http://crisp.cs.du.edu/?q=ca2007-1", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [], "url": "http://crisp.cs.du.edu/?q=ca2007-1" }, { "reference_url": "https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2008-2957.json", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [], "url": "https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2008-2957.json" }, { "reference_url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-2957", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "0.01709", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.82478", "published_at": "2026-05-12T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.01709", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.8226", "published_at": "2026-04-01T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.01709", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.82273", "published_at": "2026-04-02T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.01709", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.82293", "published_at": "2026-04-04T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.01709", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.82287", "published_at": "2026-04-07T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.01709", "scoring_system": "epss", 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"http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-493.htm", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [], "url": "http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-493.htm" }, { "reference_url": "http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:025", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [], "url": "http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:025" }, { "reference_url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/06/27/3", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [], "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/06/27/3" }, { "reference_url": "http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1023.html", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [], "url": "http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1023.html" }, { "reference_url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29985", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [], "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29985" }, { 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