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                        "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1719"
                    },
                    {
                        "name": "FEDORA-2008-9530",
                        "tags": [
                            "vendor-advisory",
                            "x_refsource_FEDORA",
                            "x_transferred"
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                        "url": "https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00222.html"
                    },
                    {
                        "name": "gnutls-x509-name-spoofing(46482)",
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                            "x_transferred"
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                        "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46482"
                    }
                ]
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        "assignerShortName": "mitre",
        "cveId": "CVE-2008-4989",
        "datePublished": "2008-11-13T00:00:00.000Z",
        "dateReserved": "2008-11-06T00:00:00.000Z",
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