Vulnerability Instance
Lookup for vulnerabilities affecting packages.
GET /api/vulnerabilities/62863?format=api
{ "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/vulnerabilities/62863?format=api", "vulnerability_id": "VCID-q2t7-31ux-cyc6", "summary": "On Windows systems, the logger run by the Windows updater deletes the file \"update.log\" before it runs in order to write a new log of that name. The path to this file is supplied at the command line to the updater and could be used in concert with another local exploit to delete a different file named \"update.log\" instead of the one intended. *Note: This attack only affects Windows operating systems. Other operating systems are not affected.*", "aliases": [ { "alias": "CVE-2017-7796" } ], "fixed_packages": [ { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/582227?format=api", "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/firefox@0?distro=sid", "is_vulnerable": false, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [], "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/firefox@0%3Fdistro=sid" }, { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/582059?format=api", "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/firefox@149.0-1?distro=sid", "is_vulnerable": false, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [], "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/firefox@149.0-1%3Fdistro=sid" }, { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/1059611?format=api", "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/firefox@149.0.2-1?distro=sid", "is_vulnerable": false, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [], "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/firefox@149.0.2-1%3Fdistro=sid" }, { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/1076056?format=api", "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/firefox@150.0-1?distro=sid", "is_vulnerable": false, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [], "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/firefox@150.0-1%3Fdistro=sid" }, { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/1088670?format=api", "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/firefox@150.0.1-1?distro=sid", "is_vulnerable": false, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [], "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/firefox@150.0.1-1%3Fdistro=sid" }, { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/1105248?format=api", "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/firefox@150.0.2-1?distro=sid", "is_vulnerable": false, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [], "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/firefox@150.0.2-1%3Fdistro=sid" }, { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/1112518?format=api", "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/firefox@150.0.3-1?distro=sid", "is_vulnerable": false, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [], "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/firefox@150.0.3-1%3Fdistro=sid" } ], "affected_packages": [], "references": [ { "reference_url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-7796", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "0.00057", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.17754", "published_at": "2026-05-12T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.00057", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.17881", "published_at": "2026-04-01T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.00057", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.17654", "published_at": "2026-05-07T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.00057", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.17755", "published_at": "2026-05-09T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.00057", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.17717", "published_at": "2026-05-11T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.00057", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.18041", "published_at": "2026-04-02T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.00057", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.18096", "published_at": "2026-04-04T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.00057", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.17798", "published_at": "2026-04-07T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.00057", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.17885", "published_at": "2026-04-08T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.00057", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.17946", "published_at": "2026-04-09T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.00057", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.17963", "published_at": "2026-04-11T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.00057", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.17918", "published_at": "2026-04-12T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.00057", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.17868", "published_at": "2026-04-13T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.00057", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.17811", "published_at": "2026-04-16T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.00057", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.17821", "published_at": "2026-04-18T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.00057", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.17858", "published_at": "2026-04-21T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.00057", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.17764", "published_at": "2026-04-24T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.00057", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.17741", "published_at": "2026-04-26T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.00057", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.17705", "published_at": "2026-04-29T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.00057", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.17561", "published_at": "2026-05-05T12:55:00Z" } ], "url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-7796" }, { "reference_url": "https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1234401", "reference_id": "", 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"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "reference_id": "cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "reference_type": "", "scores": [], "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*" }, { "reference_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7796", "reference_id": "CVE-2017-7796", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "3.3", "scoring_system": "cvssv2", "scoring_elements": "AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P" }, { "value": "4.7", "scoring_system": "cvssv3", "scoring_elements": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N" } ], "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7796" }, { "reference_url": "https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-18", "reference_id": "mfsa2017-18", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "critical", "scoring_system": "generic_textual", "scoring_elements": "" } ], "url": "https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-18" } ], "weaknesses": [ { "cwe_id": 20, "name": "Improper Input Validation", "description": "The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly." } ], "exploits": [], "severity_range_score": "3.3 - 10.0", "exploitability": null, "weighted_severity": null, "risk_score": null, "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/vulnerabilities/VCID-q2t7-31ux-cyc6" }