NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting coturn package, versions <4.5.1.1-1.1ubuntu0.20.04.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.44% (87th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2004-COTURN-576078
  • published20 Feb 2020
  • disclosed19 Feb 2020

Introduced: 19 Feb 2020

CVE-2020-6062  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:20.04 coturn to version 4.5.1.1-1.1ubuntu0.20.04.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream coturn package and not the coturn package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:20.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Scores

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