Vulnerability Instance

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    "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/vulnerabilities/79444?format=api",
    "vulnerability_id": "VCID-p3sc-pvqu-83cj",
    "summary": "hw: cpu: denial of service in some Intel Xeon processors",
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        }
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            "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."
        }
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    "severity_range_score": "2.7 - 5.5",
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}