Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2017-12852

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - 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 allo...

Numpy 'numpy.pad' function denial of service vulnerability

NumPy is a Python scientific computing package developed by the NumPy contributors that includes a powerful N-dimensional array object, useful linear algebra, Fourier transform, and random number generation functions, and other features. A security vulnerability exists in the 'numpy.pad' function...

CVE-2017-12852

CVE-2017-12852 is associated with NumPy’s numpy.pad implementation. The connected documents identify the issue as a missing input validation in numpy.pad for NumPy 1.13.1 and older, where an empty list or ndarray can cause an infinite loop and enable a DoS. Multiple sources (NVD/NPD and Nessus/Op...