# CVE-2013-1424: Buffer overflow vulnerability in matplotlib.This issue affects matplotlib: before upstream commit ba4016014cb4fb4927e36ce8ea429fed47dcb787.

- Severity: CVSS 5.6 (Medium), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-06-26 · Updated: 2025-06-26

## Affected

- matplotlib: before upstream commit ba4016014cb4fb4927e36ce8ea429fed47dcb787

## Description

Buffer overflow vulnerability in matplotlib.This issue affects matplotlib: before upstream commit ba4016014cb4fb4927e36ce8ea429fed47dcb787.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on matplotlib, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://bugs.debian.org/775691
- https://github.com/matplotlib/matplotlib/commit/ba4016014cb4fb4927e36ce8ea429fed47dcb787

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