CVE-2013-1424
Buffer overflow vulnerability in matplotlib.This issue affects matplotlib: before upstream commit...
Buffer overflow vulnerability in matplotlib.This issue affects matplotlib: before upstream commit ba4016014cb4fb4927e36ce8ea429fed47dcb787.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Buffer overflow vulnerability in matplotlib.This issue affects matplotlib: before upstream commit ba4016014cb4fb4927e36ce8ea429fed47dcb787.
- Record
CVE-2013-1424- CVSS 3.1
- 5.6 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2013-1462
Buffer overflow vulnerability in matplotlib.This issue affects matplotlib: before upstream commit ba4016014cb4fb4927e36ce8ea429fed47dcb787.
- Record
EUVD-2013-1462- CVSS 3.1
- 5.6 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cv9w-rm27-4w8h
Buffer overflow vulnerability in matplotlib.This issue affects matplotlib: before upstream commit...
Buffer overflow vulnerability in matplotlib.This issue affects matplotlib: before upstream commit ba4016014cb4fb4927e36ce8ea429fed47dcb787.
- Record
GHSA-cv9w-rm27-4w8h- CVSS 3.1
- 5.6 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Buffer overflow vulnerability in matplotlib.This issue affects matplotlib: before upstream commit ba4016014cb4fb4927e36ce8ea429fed47dcb787.
- Record
CVE-2013-1424- CVSS 3.1
- 5.6 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2013-1424
Buffer overflow vulnerability in matplotlib.This issue affects matplotlib: before upstream commit ba4016014cb4fb4927e36ce8ea429fed47dcb787.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2013-1424- CVSS 3.1
- 5.6 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2013-1424
Buffer overflow vulnerability in matplotlib.This issue affects matplotlib: before upstream commit ba4016014cb4fb4927e36ce8ea429fed47dcb787.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2013-1424- CVSS 3.1
- 5.6 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Buffer overflow vulnerability in matplotlib.This issue affects matplotlib: before upstream commit ba4016014cb4fb4927e36ce8ea429fed47dcb787.
- Record
CVE-2013-1424- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
matplotlibDebian:12 |
before 1.4.2-3.1 | 1.4.2-3.1 |
matplotlibDebian:13 |
before 1.4.2-3.1 | 1.4.2-3.1 |
matplotlibDebian:14 |
before 1.4.2-3.1 | 1.4.2-3.1 |
matplotlibUbuntu:14.04:LTS |
before 1.3.1-1ubuntu5.1, plus listed versions 1.2.1-0ubuntu11.3.1-1ubuntu11.3.1-1ubuntu21.3.1-1ubuntu31.3.1-1ubuntu41.3.1-1ubuntu5 |
1.3.1-1ubuntu5.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2013-1424 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.6) in Debian Matplotlib, published June 26, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.34%, the 27th percentile. Fixed in matplotlib 1.4.2-3.1.