Buffer Overflow Affecting matplotlib package, versions [,1.5.0)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.1% (29th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-PYTHON-MATPLOTLIB-10556355
  • published27 Jun 2025
  • disclosed26 Jun 2025
  • creditMatt Giuca

Introduced: 26 Jun 2025

NewCVE-2013-1424  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-120  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade matplotlib to version 1.5.0 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Buffer Overflow. An attacker can execute arbitrary code by supplying specially crafted input that triggers a memory overwrite.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1