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False vulnerability discovery based on matching strings ?

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Description

### Current Behavior

When we build our Angular application and scan it, DT shows false vulnerabilities for router:11.2.14 component that we use.
These vulnerabilities are related to HARDWARE ROUTERS. See example in picture below - look at the description.

It is not only case for this library. I.e. also for library called "ip" we have the same problem.

Attachments:
1. Snapshot
2. Fragment of BOM with Vulnerabilities.

![2023-05-26_11h49_34](https://github.com/DependencyTrack/dependency-track/assets/31290686/f5e4cb6f-9ca7-4a69-a0dc-6c312e88a95d)
[router-bom-with-vuls_json.txt](https://github.com/DependencyTrack/dependency-track/files/11574067/router-bom-with-vuls_json.txt)

### Steps to Reproduce

1. Use DT 4.7.0
2. Analyze application that depends on "purl" : "pkg:npm/%40angular/router@11.2.14",
3. Go to to "Audit Vulnerabilities" and check findings.
4. Check description of "CVE-2008-2173"

### Expected Behavior

This set of vulnerabilities shouldn't be identified for this component.

### Dependency-Track Version

4.7.x

### Dependency-Track Distribution

Container Image

### Database Server

PostgreSQL

### Database Server Version

_No response_

### Browser

Google Chrome

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- [X] I have read and understand the [contributing guidelines](https://github.com/DependencyTrack/dependency-track/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#filing-issues)
- [X] I have checked the [existing issues](https://github.com/DependencyTrack/dependency-track/issues) for whether this defect was already reported

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