What is CVE-2013-1424?

CVE-2013-1424 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Matplotlib, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 5.6/10. Published 2025-06-26.

How severe is CVE-2013-1424?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.6 out of 10.

Is CVE-2013-1424 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Matplotlib

CVE-2013-1424

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

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.003 (22.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Matplotlib — versions before upstream commit ba4016014cb4fb4927e36ce8ea429fed47dcb787
Debian Matplotlib

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-120 — Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cve-scores

References

security@debian.org (Mailing List, Issue Tracking)
security@debian.org (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2013-1424?: CVE-2013-1424 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Matplotlib, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 5.6/10. Published 2025-06-26.
How severe is CVE-2013-1424?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.6 out of 10.
Is CVE-2013-1424 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.