CVE-2020-6062 Null dereference in CoTURN
A specially crafted HTTP POST request causes a null pointer dereference in CoTURN, leading to a server crash and denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2020-6062?
CVE-2020-6062 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 19 Feb 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-6062?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Coturn Project Coturn, Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora.
How do I fix CVE-2020-6062?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2020-6062 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-6062 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2020-6062, GHSA-8m27-48h2-7f6h, UBUNTU-CVE-2020-6062.