This module provides a common library for working with a variety of CPAN index services. It is intentionally minimalist, trying to use as few non-core modules as possible. The CPAN::Common::Index module is an abstract base class that defines a common API. Individual backends deliver the API for a particular index.
Binary packages can be installed with the high-level tool pkgin (which can be installed with pkg_add) or pkg_add(1) (installed by default). The NetBSD packages collection is also designed to permit easy installation from source.
The pkg_admin audit command locates any installed package which has been mentioned in security advisories as having vulnerabilities.
Please note the vulnerabilities database might not be fully accurate, and not every bug is exploitable with every configuration.
Problem reports, updates or suggestions for this package should be reported with send-pr.