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CVE-2017-12852

Published: 15 August 2017

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.

Notes

AuthorNote
mdeslaur
as of 2019-01-22, there doesn't appear to be a fix for this

Priority

Low

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
python-numpy
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
groovy Does not exist

hirsute Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

xenial Needed

kinetic Does not exist

artful Ignored
(end of life)
bionic Needed

cosmic Ignored
(end of life)
disco Ignored
(end of life)
eoan Not vulnerable
(1:1.16.2-1ubuntu1)
focal Not vulnerable
(1:1.16.2-1ubuntu1)
impish Does not exist

lunar Does not exist

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was deferred [2019-01-22])
upstream
Released (1:1.14.3-1)
zesty Ignored
(end of life)
mantic Does not exist

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.5
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H