NULL pointer dereference in CoTURN
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-476.
Summary
An exploitable denial-of-service vulnerability exists in the way CoTURN 4.5.1.1 web server parses POST requests. A specially crafted HTTP POST request can lead to server crash and denial of service. An attacker needs to send an HTTP request to trigger this vulnerability.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | CoTURN | CoTURN 4.5.1.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- CoTURN Vendor— Affected CoTURN 4.5.1.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 10
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:coturn_project:coturn:4.5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.5.1.1 | Vulnerable | coturn |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 30 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 31 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 32 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* | 16.04 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | 18.04 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:19.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 19.10 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | 20.04 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
- cpe:2.3:a:coturn_project:coturn:4.5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5.1.1 Vulnerable ·coturn
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 30 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 31 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 32 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* Versions 16.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 18.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:19.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 19.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 20.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
CoTURN — FEDORA-2020-f3fcb1608a
2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2020-04928 Out-of-bounds read in CoTURNPriority MEDIUM 50
- Advisory ·
CoTURN — FEDORA-2020-6efa0fc869
2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2020-04928 Out-of-bounds read in CoTURNPriority MEDIUM 50
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- Advisory ·
CoTURN — FEDORA-2020-305c173af8
2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2020-04928 Out-of-bounds read in CoTURNPriority MEDIUM 50
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-6062
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8m27-48h2-7f6h
References
Sources
- CVE-2020-6062 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-6062 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8m27-48h2-7f6h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2020-6062 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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