# CVE-2007-1959: Memory corruption in n/a

> A buffer overflow in TinyMUX's command processing allows attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service.

- **Severity:** Critical 10.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not stated
- **Attackable:** Not stated
- **Victim action needed:** Not stated
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Apr 2007
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2007-1959, GHSA-86f2-5j3w-3f4h

## What is CVE-2007-1959?

CVE-2007-1959 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Apr 2007. 

### Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in the process_cmdent function in command.cpp in TinyMUX before 2.4 has unknown impact and attack vectors, related to lack of the "'other half' of buffer overflow protection."

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-1959?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Tinymux Tinymux.

## How do I fix CVE-2007-1959?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-1959 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2007-1959 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-1959 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2007-1655](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-1655/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2007-1958](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-1958/): Buffer overflow in TinyMUX before 2.4 allows attackers to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors related to "too many substring m (medium 5.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2007-1959 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2007-1959 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Apr 2007. 
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-1959 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-1959/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-1959/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-1959
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-1959
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2007-1959

---
From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-1959/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.