---
id: GHSA-pfvm-w89x-94jw
title: >-
  SIPSorcery: Malformed UDP datagram crashes TurnServer receive loop with no
  restart, disabling TURN UDP relay for all clients (DoS)
summary: >-
  SIPSorcery: Malformed UDP datagram crashes TurnServer receive loop with no
  restart, disabling TURN UDP relay for all clients (DoS)
severity: high
cvss: 7.5
cwe:
  - CWE-248
  - CWE-755
vendor: SIPSorcery
product: SIPSorcery
ecosystem: nuget
affected:
  - 'SIPSorcery >= 10.0.5, <= 10.0.13'
patched:
  - SIPSorcery 10.0.14
published: '2026-08-12'
updated: '2026-08-12'
source: GHSA
sourceUrl: 'https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-pfvm-w89x-94jw'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/sipsorcery-org/sipsorcery/security/advisories/GHSA-pfvm-w89x-94jw
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/sipsorcery-org/sipsorcery/commit/ccb0b5a845efa2fb131fd00de4f5321bae627f29
  - url: 'https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-pfvm-w89x-94jw'
tags:
  - ghsa
  - nuget
ingestedAt: '2026-08-12T19:54:27.482Z'
---

## Overview

## Summary
`TurnServer.ReceiveUdpAsync` places its generic `catch (Exception)` OUTSIDE the `while` receive loop, and `Start()` launches the loop fire-and-forget with no supervision or restart. A single pre-authentication UDP datagram whose STUN header first byte is in `0x80–0xFF` causes `STUNHeader.ParseSTUNHeader` to throw `ApplicationException`, which unwinds past the loop and terminates it. The TURN UDP relay is then dead for ALL clients until the process is restarted.

## Root Cause
`src/SIPSorcery/net/TURN/TurnServer.cs`:
- `ReceiveUdpAsync` (:555-577): the inner `try` (:562-567) wraps only `_udpSocket.ReceiveAsync()`; `HandleUdpDatagram(result.Buffer, result.RemoteEndPoint)` (:569) is inside the `while` body but OUTSIDE that inner try. The generic `catch (Exception ex)` (:573) is lexically OUTSIDE the `while`.
- `Start()` does `_ = ReceiveUdpAsync();` (:381) — fire-and-forget, no restart.
- `HandleUdpDatagram` (:579) calls `STUNMessage.ParseSTUNMessage(data, data.Length)` (:600) for any non-ChannelData datagram; `ParseSTUNMessage` (STUNMessage.cs:94) has no try/catch.

## Impact
`ApplicationException` propagates out of the `while`, is caught at :573, logged, and the method returns. `_running` remains true but nothing re-invokes `ReceiveUdpAsync` → TURN UDP relay permanently unavailable for all clients (whole-server DoS). Pre-authentication: STUN parsing precedes any TURN allocation/credential check.

## Proof of Concept
Send one UDP datagram to the TURN port (default 3478) with first byte `0x80` (e.g. `80 00 00 00`). `0x80 & 0xC0 = 0x80 ≠ 0x40` → not ChannelData → `ParseSTUNMessage` → `ParseSTUNHeader` executes `if ((Array[startIndex] & 0xC0) != 0) throw new ApplicationException(...)` (STUNHeader.cs:169-172); `0x80 & 0xC0 = 0x80 ≠ 0` → throws.

## Attack Chain
1. Entry: one UDP datagram to the TURN port, first byte `0x80–0xFF`. Guard: ChannelData branch requires `(data[0] & 0xC0) == 0x40` (:583). Bypass: `0x80 & 0xC0 = 0x80 ≠ 0x40` → falls through to `ParseSTUNMessage` (:600).
2. Sink: `STUNMessage.ParseSTUNMessage` → `STUNHeader.ParseSTUNHeader` (STUNHeader.cs:169-172) throws `ApplicationException`. Guard: none before the throw; `ParseSTUNMessage` has no try/catch. Bypass: `0x80 & 0xC0 = 0x80 ≠ 0` → throws.
3. Impact: exception unwinds past the `while` into `catch(Exception)` at :573 → logged → method returns → loop exits. Guard: none — no restart (`Start()` :381 fire-and-forget). Bypass: N/A. TURN UDP relay dead for all clients until process restart.

## Bypass Evidence
- Loop/catch structure: catch at TurnServer.cs:573 is outside the `while` at :559; `HandleUdpDatagram` at :569 is outside the inner try (:562-567).
- Unguarded `ParseSTUNMessage` at :600; throw at STUNHeader.cs:169-172.
- Fire-and-forget start at :381 with no restart in `Start()`.
- `TurnServerConfig.ListenAddress` defaults to `IPAddress.Loopback` (:42), but a functioning TURN server must bind a routable address to serve clients, so real deployments are exposed. Non-default config narrows the vulnerable population, not the attack difficulty → AC:L.

## Affected Versions
`nuget:SIPSorcery <= 10.0.13` (TurnServer component present since 10.0.5; verified on release tag v10.0.13 and HEAD).

## Dedup
NOT a duplicate of GHSA-28gm-jrmw-xx93 (CVE-2026-54632), which covers the client RTP/ICE socket (`UdpReceiver`/`RTPChannel`). `TurnServer` is a distinct shipped RFC 5766 server component with its own loop and fix location.

## Suggested Fix
Wrap `HandleUdpDatagram` in a per-datagram try/log-and-continue INSIDE the `while` (matching the drop-and-continue intent of fix bdb76cb), and/or add loop supervision/restart.

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Reported by **zx (Jace)** — GitHub: @manus-use

## Affected packages

- `SIPSorcery >= 10.0.5, <= 10.0.13`

## Remediation

Upgrade to a patched release:

- `SIPSorcery 10.0.14`