CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Lifecycle Timeline
4Description
Buffer overflow vulnerability in matplotlib.This issue affects matplotlib: before upstream commit ba4016014cb4fb4927e36ce8ea429fed47dcb787.
Analysis
Buffer overflow vulnerability in matplotlib.This issue affects matplotlib: before upstream commit ba4016014cb4fb4927e36ce8ea429fed47dcb787.
Technical Context
A buffer overflow occurs when data written to a buffer exceeds its allocated size, potentially overwriting adjacent memory and corrupting program state. This vulnerability is classified as Classic Buffer Overflow (CWE-120).
Affected Products
Affected products: Debian Matplotlib
Remediation
A vendor patch is available — apply it immediately. Use memory-safe languages or bounds-checked functions. Enable ASLR, DEP/NX, and stack canaries. Apply vendor patches promptly.
Priority Score
Vendor Status
Ubuntu
Priority: Medium| Release | Status | Version |
|---|---|---|
| artful | not-affected | - |
| bionic | not-affected | - |
| cosmic | not-affected | - |
| lucid | ignored | end of life |
| precise | ignored | end of life |
| trusty | released | 1.3.1-1ubuntu5.1 |
| upstream | released | 1.4.2-3.1 |
| utopic | ignored | end of life |
| vivid | ignored | end of life |
| wily | ignored | end of life |
| xenial | not-affected | 1.5.1-1ubuntu1 |
| yakkety | ignored | end of life |
| zesty | ignored | end of life |
Debian
Bug #775691| Release | Status | Fixed Version | Urgency |
|---|---|---|---|
| bullseye | fixed | 3.3.4-1 | - |
| bookworm | fixed | 3.6.3-1 | - |
| trixie | fixed | 3.10.1+dfsg1-4 | - |
| forky, sid | fixed | 3.10.7+dfsg1-2 | - |
| (unstable) | fixed | 1.4.2-3.1 | low |
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EUVD-2013-1462