Vulnerability Instance
Lookup for vulnerabilities affecting packages.
GET /api/vulnerabilities/59068?format=api
{ "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/vulnerabilities/59068?format=api", "vulnerability_id": "VCID-x74e-nnfs-t7bf", "summary": "Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in RPM, the worst of which\n could allow a remote attacker to escalate privileges.", "aliases": [ { "alias": "CVE-2017-7501" } ], "fixed_packages": [ { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/84452?format=api", "purl": "pkg:ebuild/app-arch/rpm@4.14.1", "is_vulnerable": false, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [], "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:ebuild/app-arch/rpm@4.14.1" } ], "affected_packages": [], "references": [ { "reference_url": "https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2017-7501.json", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "7.3", "scoring_system": "cvssv3", "scoring_elements": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H" } ], "url": "https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2017-7501.json" }, { 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"https://github.com/rpm-software-management/rpm/commit/404ef011c300207cdb1e531670384564aae04bdc", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [], "url": "https://github.com/rpm-software-management/rpm/commit/404ef011c300207cdb1e531670384564aae04bdc" }, { "reference_url": "https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [], "url": "https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E" }, { "reference_url": "https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [], "url": "https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E" }, { "reference_url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1452133", "reference_id": "1452133", "reference_type": "", "scores": [], "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1452133" }, { "reference_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "reference_id": "cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "reference_type": "", "scores": [], "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*" }, { "reference_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7501", "reference_id": "CVE-2017-7501", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "4.6", "scoring_system": "cvssv2", "scoring_elements": "AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P" }, { "value": "7.8", "scoring_system": "cvssv3", "scoring_elements": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H" } ], "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7501" }, { "reference_url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-22", "reference_id": "GLSA-201811-22", "reference_type": "", "scores": [], "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-22" } ], "weaknesses": [ { "cwe_id": 59, "name": "Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')", "description": "The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource." } ], "exploits": [], "severity_range_score": "4.6 - 7.8", "exploitability": null, "weighted_severity": null, "risk_score": null, "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/vulnerabilities/VCID-x74e-nnfs-t7bf" }