Name: CVE-2017-12852: Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2017-08-15T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2017-12852, CWE-835, CVSS 7.5, EPSS 0.02715

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.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.0 Base Score: 7.5
CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Redhat_linux	—	No solution exists	Jul 9, 2025	Aug 15, 2017
Suse	—	Upgrade python3-numpy_1_13_3-gnu-hpc-develUpgrade python2-numpy-gnu-hpcUpgrade python3-numpyUpgrade python3-numpy-gnu-hpc-develUpgrade python2-numpy-develUpgrade python2-numpy-gnu-hpc-develUpgrade python2-numpyUpgrade python3-numpy-develUpgrade python-numpy_1_13_3-gnu-hpc-develUpgrade python3-numpy-gnu-hpcUpgrade python-numpy_1_13_3-gnu-hpcUpgrade python3-numpy_1_13_3-gnu-hpc	May 20, 2018	Aug 15, 2017
Ubuntu	—	No solution exists	Jun 26, 2025	Aug 15, 2017
Vmware Photon_os	—	Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version.	Jan 20, 2025	Aug 15, 2017

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CVSS Details

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