Vulnerability Instance
Lookup for vulnerabilities affecting packages.
GET /api/vulnerabilities/91880?format=api
{ "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/vulnerabilities/91880?format=api", "vulnerability_id": "VCID-2ruc-2uvy-8fcr", "summary": "pvpgn-support-installer in pvpgn 1.8.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/pvpgn-support-1.0.tar.gz temporary file.", "aliases": [ { "alias": "CVE-2008-5370" } ], "fixed_packages": [ { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/936072?format=api", "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/pvpgn@1.8.1-2?distro=trixie", "is_vulnerable": false, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [], "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/pvpgn@1.8.1-2%3Fdistro=trixie" }, { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/1055644?format=api", "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/pvpgn@1.8.1-2", "is_vulnerable": false, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [], "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/pvpgn@1.8.1-2" }, { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/936068?format=api", "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/pvpgn@1.8.5-2.1?distro=trixie", "is_vulnerable": false, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [], "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/pvpgn@1.8.5-2.1%3Fdistro=trixie" }, { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/936066?format=api", "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/pvpgn@1.8.5-3?distro=trixie", "is_vulnerable": false, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [], "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/pvpgn@1.8.5-3%3Fdistro=trixie" }, { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/936070?format=api", "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/pvpgn@1.99.7.2.1%2Bdfsg-2?distro=trixie", "is_vulnerable": false, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [], "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/pvpgn@1.99.7.2.1%252Bdfsg-2%3Fdistro=trixie" }, { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/936069?format=api", "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/pvpgn@1.99.7.2.1%2Bdfsg-3?distro=trixie", "is_vulnerable": false, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [], "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/pvpgn@1.99.7.2.1%252Bdfsg-3%3Fdistro=trixie" } ], "affected_packages": [ { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/1055643?format=api", "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/pvpgn@1.7.9-3", "is_vulnerable": true, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [ { "vulnerability": "VCID-2ruc-2uvy-8fcr" } ], "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/pvpgn@1.7.9-3" } ], "references": [ { "reference_url": "http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/08/msg00283.html", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [], "url": "http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/08/msg00283.html" }, { "reference_url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-5370", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "0.00024", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.06684", "published_at": "2026-05-05T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.00024", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.06422", "published_at": "2026-04-01T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.00024", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.06455", "published_at": "2026-04-02T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.00024", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.06492", "published_at": "2026-04-18T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.00024", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.06481", "published_at": "2026-04-07T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.00024", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.06531", "published_at": "2026-04-08T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.00024", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.06572", "published_at": "2026-04-09T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.00024", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.06566", "published_at": "2026-04-11T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.00024", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.06558", "published_at": "2026-04-12T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.00024", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.06549", "published_at": "2026-04-13T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.00024", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.06484", "published_at": "2026-04-16T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.00024", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.06642", "published_at": "2026-04-21T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.00024", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.06652", "published_at": "2026-04-24T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.00024", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.06666", "published_at": "2026-04-26T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.00024", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.06659", "published_at": "2026-04-29T12:55:00Z" } ], "url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-5370" }, { "reference_url": "https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5370", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [], "url": "https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5370" }, { "reference_url": "https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=509336", "reference_id": "509336", "reference_type": "", "scores": [], "url": "https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=509336" }, { "reference_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:pvpgn:pvpgn:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "reference_id": "cpe:2.3:a:pvpgn:pvpgn:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "reference_type": "", "scores": [], "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:pvpgn:pvpgn:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*" }, { "reference_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5370", "reference_id": "CVE-2008-5370", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "6.9", "scoring_system": "cvssv2", "scoring_elements": "AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C" } ], "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5370" } ], "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": "6.9 - 6.9", "exploitability": "0.5", "weighted_severity": "6.2", "risk_score": 3.1, "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/vulnerabilities/VCID-2ruc-2uvy-8fcr" }