Security advisory

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  "id": "2762d553cffb6cb7faba1d132b226c2cda9a6ac32f248ef63bffea3e8f9a724d",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-12852",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2017-12852",
    "summary": "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.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2017-12852",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "high",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CVE-2017-12852",
      "aliases": [
        "CVE-2017-12852",
        "GHSA-frgw-fgh6-9g52",
        "PYSEC-2017-1"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
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            {
              "repo": "https://github.com/numpy/numpy",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
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                {
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                }
              ],
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                "extracted_events": [
                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:numpy:numpy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
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                        "last_affected": "1.13.1"
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                    "source": "CPE_RANGE"
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              }
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          ],
          "versions": [
            "v1.13.1",
            "pre-removal-numpybook",
            "with_maskna",
            "v0.3.0",
            "v0.2.2"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2017-12852.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-20T10:48:12.434692673Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://github.com/BT123/testcasesForMyRequest/tree/master/CVE-2017-12852",
        "https://github.com/numpy/numpy/issues/9560#issuecomment-322395292"
      ],
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    },
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        "value": "CVE-2017-12852",
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    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 380138,
  "published_at": "2017-08-15T16:29:00.2+00:00"
}