CVE-2013-1424

MEDIUM
5.6
CVSS Score
Published: June 26, 2025 at 08:02 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:51 PM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsMatplotlibMatplotlib

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Severity
MEDIUM5.6
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

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

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

0.99.3-1 ≤ v < 1.4.2-3.1
Affected range stops below 1.4.2-3.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
before upstream commit ba4016014cb4fb4927e36ce8ea429fed47dcb787

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

5.6MEDIUMCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
LOW
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-120

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