Lookup for vulnerabilities affecting packages.

GET /api/vulnerabilities/6704?format=api
HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET, HEAD, OPTIONS
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept

{
    "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/vulnerabilities/6704?format=api",
    "vulnerability_id": "VCID-qpn2-bwsx-1kcg",
    "summary": "Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')\nBuffer overflow in libpng , when used by an application that calls the png_rgb_to_gray function but not the png_set_expand function, allows remote attackers to overwrite memory with an arbitrary amount of data, and possibly have unspecified other impact, via a crafted PNG image.",
    "aliases": [
        {
            "alias": "CVE-2011-2690"
        }
    ],
    "fixed_packages": [
        {
            "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/73621?format=api",
            "purl": "pkg:ebuild/media-libs/libpng@1.2.49",
            "is_vulnerable": false,
            "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [],
            "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:ebuild/media-libs/libpng@1.2.49"
        },
        {
            "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/73622?format=api",
            "purl": "pkg:ebuild/media-libs/libpng@1.5.10",
            "is_vulnerable": false,
            "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [],
            "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:ebuild/media-libs/libpng@1.5.10"
        },
        {
            "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/20001?format=api",
            "purl": "pkg:nuget/libpng@1.6.18.1",
            "is_vulnerable": true,
            "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-1h1a-mpgm-w3hf"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-8g2j-rqsk-zqfh"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-cu24-1rcd-93g3"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-zetn-zwnv-u7gf"
                }
            ],
            "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:nuget/libpng@1.6.18.1"
        }
    ],
    "affected_packages": [
        {
            "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/19964?format=api",
            "purl": "pkg:nuget/libpng@1.0.0",
            "is_vulnerable": true,
            "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-9dg2-qygx-vbah"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-axvf-w4r8-xkhv"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-d5tt-4fbc-m7ar"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-hfvd-x3vm-fyfz"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-kf5b-ush9-mkd1"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-qpn2-bwsx-1kcg"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-uddn-ka9m-wycz"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-yga5-gj6n-byga"
                }
            ],
            "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:nuget/libpng@1.0.0"
        },
        {
            "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/19965?format=api",
            "purl": "pkg:nuget/libpng@1.2.0",
            "is_vulnerable": true,
            "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-9dg2-qygx-vbah"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-axvf-w4r8-xkhv"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-d5tt-4fbc-m7ar"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-hfvd-x3vm-fyfz"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-kf5b-ush9-mkd1"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-qpn2-bwsx-1kcg"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-uddn-ka9m-wycz"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-zetn-zwnv-u7gf"
                }
            ],
            "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:nuget/libpng@1.2.0"
        },
        {
            "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/19966?format=api",
            "purl": "pkg:nuget/libpng@1.4.0",
            "is_vulnerable": true,
            "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-9dg2-qygx-vbah"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-ajs9-y6dt-5fhj"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-axvf-w4r8-xkhv"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-d5tt-4fbc-m7ar"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-dtf8-3v7n-yydn"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-hfvd-x3vm-fyfz"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-kf5b-ush9-mkd1"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-qpn2-bwsx-1kcg"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-s9ps-uutg-r7cf"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-uddn-ka9m-wycz"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-zetn-zwnv-u7gf"
                }
            ],
            "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:nuget/libpng@1.4.0"
        },
        {
            "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/20000?format=api",
            "purl": "pkg:nuget/libpng@1.5.0",
            "is_vulnerable": true,
            "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-9dg2-qygx-vbah"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-ajs9-y6dt-5fhj"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-axvf-w4r8-xkhv"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-cu24-1rcd-93g3"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-h89j-mr17-rua9"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-hfvd-x3vm-fyfz"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-kf5b-ush9-mkd1"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-qpn2-bwsx-1kcg"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-uddn-ka9m-wycz"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-una1-4acn-s3dy"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-xpad-wqev-ryes"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-zetn-zwnv-u7gf"
                }
            ],
            "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:nuget/libpng@1.5.0"
        },
        {
            "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/127109?format=api",
            "purl": "pkg:rpm/redhat/libpng@2:1.2.10-7.1.el5_7?arch=5",
            "is_vulnerable": true,
            "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-qpn2-bwsx-1kcg"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-uddn-ka9m-wycz"
                }
            ],
            "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:rpm/redhat/libpng@2:1.2.10-7.1.el5_7%3Farch=5"
        },
        {
            "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/127108?format=api",
            "purl": "pkg:rpm/redhat/libpng@2:1.2.46-1?arch=el6_1",
            "is_vulnerable": true,
            "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-kf5b-ush9-mkd1"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-qpn2-bwsx-1kcg"
                },
                {
                    "vulnerability": "VCID-uddn-ka9m-wycz"
                }
            ],
            "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:rpm/redhat/libpng@2:1.2.46-1%3Farch=el6_1"
        }
    ],
    "references": [
        {
            "reference_url": "https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2011-2690.json",
            "reference_id": "",
            "reference_type": "",
            "scores": [],
            "url": "https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2011-2690.json"
        },
        {
            "reference_url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2011-2690",
            "reference_id": "",
            "reference_type": "",
            "scores": [
                {
                    "value": "0.01256",
                    "scoring_system": "epss",
                    "scoring_elements": "0.7933",
                    "published_at": "2026-04-01T12:55:00Z"
                },
                {
                    "value": "0.01256",
                    "scoring_system": "epss",
                    "scoring_elements": "0.79337",
                    "published_at": "2026-04-02T12:55:00Z"
                },
                {
                    "value": "0.01256",
                    "scoring_system": "epss",
                    "scoring_elements": "0.7936",
                    "published_at": "2026-04-04T12:55:00Z"
                },
                {
                    "value": "0.01256",
                    "scoring_system": "epss",
                    "scoring_elements": "0.79346",
                    "published_at": "2026-04-07T12:55:00Z"
                },
                {
                    "value": "0.01256",
                    "scoring_system": "epss",
                    "scoring_elements": "0.79373",
                    "published_at": "2026-04-08T12:55:00Z"
                },
                {
                    "value": "0.01256",
                    "scoring_system": "epss",
                    "scoring_elements": "0.79382",
                    "published_at": "2026-04-09T12:55:00Z"
                },
                {
                    "value": "0.01256",
                    "scoring_system": "epss",
                    "scoring_elements": "0.79405",
                    "published_at": "2026-04-11T12:55:00Z"
                },
                {
                    "value": "0.01256",
                    "scoring_system": "epss",
                    "scoring_elements": "0.79389",
                    "published_at": "2026-04-12T12:55:00Z"
                },
                {
                    "value": "0.01256",
                    "scoring_system": "epss",
                    "scoring_elements": "0.79378",
                    "published_at": "2026-04-13T12:55:00Z"
                },
                {
                    "value": "0.01256",
                    "scoring_system": "epss",
                    "scoring_elements": "0.7941",
                    "published_at": "2026-04-16T12:55:00Z"
                },
                {
                    "value": "0.01256",
                    "scoring_system": "epss",
                    "scoring_elements": "0.79408",
                    "published_at": "2026-04-18T12:55:00Z"
                },
                {
                    "value": "0.01256",
                    "scoring_system": "epss",
                    "scoring_elements": "0.79412",
                    "published_at": "2026-04-21T12:55:00Z"
                },
                {
                    "value": "0.01256",
                    "scoring_system": "epss",
                    "scoring_elements": "0.79444",
                    "published_at": "2026-04-24T12:55:00Z"
                },
                {
                    "value": "0.01256",
                    "scoring_system": "epss",
                    "scoring_elements": "0.79449",
                    "published_at": "2026-04-26T12:55:00Z"
                },
                {
                    "value": "0.01256",
                    "scoring_system": "epss",
                    "scoring_elements": "0.79464",
                    "published_at": "2026-04-29T12:55:00Z"
                },
                {
                    "value": "0.01256",
                    "scoring_system": "epss",
                    "scoring_elements": "0.7948",
                    "published_at": "2026-05-05T12:55:00Z"
                },
                {
                    "value": "0.01256",
                    "scoring_system": "epss",
                    "scoring_elements": "0.79501",
                    "published_at": "2026-05-07T12:55:00Z"
                },
                {
                    "value": "0.01256",
                    "scoring_system": "epss",
                    "scoring_elements": "0.79519",
                    "published_at": "2026-05-09T12:55:00Z"
                },
                {
                    "value": "0.01256",
                    "scoring_system": "epss",
                    "scoring_elements": "0.79517",
                    "published_at": "2026-05-11T12:55:00Z"
                },
                {
                    "value": "0.01256",
                    "scoring_system": "epss",
                    "scoring_elements": "0.79532",
                    "published_at": "2026-05-12T12:55:00Z"
                },
                {
                    "value": "0.01256",
                    "scoring_system": "epss",
                    "scoring_elements": "0.79568",
                    "published_at": "2026-05-14T12:55:00Z"
                }
            ],
            "url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2011-2690"
        },
        {
            "reference_url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=720607",
            "reference_id": "720607",
            "reference_type": "",
            "scores": [],
            "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=720607"
        },
        {
            "reference_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2690",
            "reference_id": "CVE-2011-2690",
            "reference_type": "",
            "scores": [],
            "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2690"
        },
        {
            "reference_url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201206-15",
            "reference_id": "GLSA-201206-15",
            "reference_type": "",
            "scores": [],
            "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201206-15"
        },
        {
            "reference_url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:1104",
            "reference_id": "RHSA-2011:1104",
            "reference_type": "",
            "scores": [],
            "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:1104"
        },
        {
            "reference_url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:1105",
            "reference_id": "RHSA-2011:1105",
            "reference_type": "",
            "scores": [],
            "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:1105"
        },
        {
            "reference_url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/1175-1/",
            "reference_id": "USN-1175-1",
            "reference_type": "",
            "scores": [],
            "url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/1175-1/"
        }
    ],
    "weaknesses": [
        {
            "cwe_id": 1035,
            "name": "OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities",
            "description": "Weaknesses in this category are related to the A9 category in the OWASP Top Ten 2017."
        },
        {
            "cwe_id": 120,
            "name": "Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')",
            "description": "The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow."
        },
        {
            "cwe_id": 937,
            "name": "OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities",
            "description": "Weaknesses in this category are related to the A9 category in the OWASP Top Ten 2013."
        }
    ],
    "exploits": [],
    "severity_range_score": null,
    "exploitability": "0.5",
    "weighted_severity": "0.0",
    "risk_score": null,
    "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/vulnerabilities/VCID-qpn2-bwsx-1kcg"
}