Buffer overflow in matplotlib
Priority LOW 25CWE-120Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Buffer overflow vulnerability in matplotlib.This issue affects matplotlib: before upstream commit ba4016014cb4fb4927e36ce8ea429fed47dcb787.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00339 27th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| matplotlib | matplotlib | before upstream commit ba4016014cb4fb4927e36ce8ea429fed47dcb787 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- matplotlib Vendormatplotlib Affected before upstream commit ba4016014cb4fb4927e36ce8ea429fed47dcb787 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI)
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-1424
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cv9w-rm27-4w8h
References
Sources
- CVE-2013-1424 · CVE Program
- CVE-2013-1424 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cv9w-rm27-4w8h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2013-1424 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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