Vulnerability Instance
Lookup for vulnerabilities affecting packages.
GET /api/vulnerabilities/79931?format=api
{ "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/vulnerabilities/79931?format=api", "vulnerability_id": "VCID-tt3s-bpne-j3dh", "summary": "ncompress: insecure tmp file handling may lead to file overwrite", "aliases": [ { "alias": "CVE-2005-2991" } ], "fixed_packages": [ { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/931564?format=api", "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/ncompress@0?distro=trixie", "is_vulnerable": false, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [], "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/ncompress@0%3Fdistro=trixie" }, { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/931561?format=api", "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/ncompress@4.2.4.6-4?distro=trixie", "is_vulnerable": false, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [], "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/ncompress@4.2.4.6-4%3Fdistro=trixie" }, { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/931559?format=api", "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/ncompress@4.2.4.6-6?distro=trixie", "is_vulnerable": false, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [], "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/ncompress@4.2.4.6-6%3Fdistro=trixie" }, { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/931563?format=api", "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/ncompress@5.0-3?distro=trixie", "is_vulnerable": false, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [], "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/ncompress@5.0-3%3Fdistro=trixie" }, { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/931562?format=api", "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/ncompress@5.0-4?distro=trixie", "is_vulnerable": false, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [], "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/ncompress@5.0-4%3Fdistro=trixie" } ], "affected_packages": [], "references": [ { "reference_url": "http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112689772732098&w=2", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [], 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"", "scores": [ { "value": "2.1", "scoring_system": "cvssv2", "scoring_elements": "AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N" } ], "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-2991" } ], "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": "2.1 - 5.0", "exploitability": null, "weighted_severity": null, "risk_score": null, "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/vulnerabilities/VCID-tt3s-bpne-j3dh" }