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CVE-2017-12852

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2017-08-15 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-835

Description

The numpy.pad function in Numpy 1.13.1 and older versions is missing input validation. An empty list or ndarray will stick into an infinite loop, which can allow attackers to cause a DoS attack.

Affected products

• Numpy: through 1.13.1

References

• https://github.com/BT123/testcasesForMyRequest/tree/master/CVE-2017-12852
• https://github.com/numpy/numpy/issues/9560#issuecomment-322395292
• https://github.com/BT123/testcasesForMyRequest/tree/master/CVE-2017-12852
• https://github.com/numpy/numpy/issues/9560#issuecomment-322395292

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