• Debian-based (debian, kali, ubuntu)
• Rhel-based (redhat, centos, fedora)

• Lazy scanner The simplest script to show vulners.com API capabilities. Just run script and it will return all found vulnerabilities:

# git clone https://github.com/videns/vulners-scanner
 # cd vulners-scanner
 # ./lazyScanner.py
 OS Name - debian, OS Version - 8
 Total provided packages: 315
 {
     "data": {
         "vulnerabilities": [
             "DSA-3644",
             "DSA-3626"
         ],
         "packages": {            
             "openssh-client 1:6.7p1-5+deb8u2 amd64": {
                 "DSA-3626": [
                     {
                         "bulletinVersion": "1:6.7p1-5+deb8u3",
                         "providedVersion": "1:6.7p1-5+deb8u2",
                         "bulletinPackage": "openssh-client_1:6.7p1-5+deb8u3_all.deb",
                         "result": true,
                         "operator": "lt",
                         "OSVersion": "8",
                         "providedPackage": "openssh-client 1:6.7p1-5+deb8u2 amd64"
                     }
                 ]
             }
             "fontconfig-config 2.11.0-6.3 all": {
                 "DSA-3644": [
                     {
                         "bulletinVersion": "2.11.0-6.3+deb8u1",
                         "providedVersion": "2.11.0-6.3",
                         "bulletinPackage": "fontconfig-config_2.11.0-6.3+deb8u1_all.deb",
                         "result": true,
                         "operator": "lt",
                         "OSVersion": "8",
                         "providedPackage": "fontconfig-config 2.11.0-6.3 all"
                     }
                 ]
             },
             "libfontconfig1 2.11.0-6.3 amd64": {
                 "DSA-3644": [
                     {
                         "bulletinVersion": "2.11.0-6.3+deb8u1",
                         "providedVersion": "2.11.0-6.3",
                         "bulletinPackage": "libfontconfig1_2.11.0-6.3+deb8u1_all.deb",
                         "result": true,
                         "operator": "lt",
                         "OSVersion": "8",
                         "providedPackage": "libfontconfig1 2.11.0-6.3 amd64"
                     }
                 ]
             }
         }
     },
     "result": "OK"
 }
 Vulnerabilities:
 DSA-3644
 DSA-3626

• Advanced scanner. Detect OS in a several ways. Supports running docker containers scan (need to activate manually in a file)

# git clone https://github.com/videns/vulners-scanner
 # cd vulners-scanner
 # ./linuxScanner.py
 
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 Host info - Host machine
 OS Name - Darwin, OS Version - 15.6.0
 Total found packages: 0
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 Host info - docker container "java:8-jre"
 OS Name - debian, OS Version - 8
 Total found packages: 166
 Vulnerable packages:
     libgcrypt20 1.6.3-2+deb8u1 amd64
         DSA-3650 - 'libgcrypt20 -- security update', cvss.score - 0.0
     libexpat1 2.1.0-6+deb8u2 amd64
         DSA-3597 - 'expat -- security update', cvss.score - 7.8
     perl-base 5.20.2-3+deb8u4 amd64
         DSA-3628 - 'perl -- security update', cvss.score - 0.0
     gnupg 1.4.18-7+deb8u1 amd64
         DSA-3649 - 'gnupg -- security update', cvss.score - 0.0
     gpgv 1.4.18-7+deb8u1 amd64
         DSA-3649 - 'gnupg -- security update', cvss.score - 0.0