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coturn — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2026-73214

Coturn is a free open source implementation of TURN and STUN Server. Prior to 4.16.0, dtls_server_input_handler() and create_new_connected_udp_socket() in src/apps/relay/dtls_listener.c retain OpenSSL dtls1_reassemble_fragment() state for a 35-byte fragmented ClientHello declaring a 650,000-byte handshake before cookie validation, allowing an unauthenticated remote sender using fresh UDP tuples to exhaust memory without TURN credentials, a completed handshake, a valid cookie, or source spoofing. This issue is fixed in version 4.16.0.

Products
coturn
Affected versions
4.12.0-1, 4.14.0-1, 4.15.0-1, 4.18.0-1, 4.6.1-1, 4.6.1-2
Fixed versions
4.18.0-1
CVEs
CVE-2026-73214
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
29 Oct 2026, 13:52 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2026-73214

core-osv · Original source

Published 11 Aug 2026, 18:18 UTC

Coturn is a free open source implementation of TURN and STUN Server. Prior to 4.16.0, dtls_server_input_handler() and create_new_connected_udp_socket() in src/apps/relay/dtls_listener.c retain OpenSSL dtls1_reassemble_fragment() state for a 35-byte fragmented ClientHello declaring a 650,000-byte handshake before cookie validation, allowing an unauthenticated remote sender using fresh UDP tuples to exhaust memory without TURN credentials, a completed handshake, a valid cookie, or source spoofing. This issue is fixed in version 4.16.0.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2026-73214

coturn

Fixed versions: Not specified

coturn

Fixed versions: Not specified

coturn

Fixed versions: 4.18.0-1

Complete source record
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