CVE-2026-73214

coturn allocates a full per-peer SSL/session before verifying the DTLS cookie, enabling source-spoofing/botnet state-exhaustion DoS

HIGH
8.2
CVSS Score
Published: August 11, 2026 at 05:34 PM UTC
Updated: September 9, 2026 at 09:07 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorCoturn

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Severity
HIGH8.2
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 4.16.0
Affected range stops below 4.16.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

8.2HIGHGitHub_M
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-400CWE-770

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