3.7

CVE-2024-34079: octo-sts allows unauthenticated attackers to cause unbounded CPU and memory usage

Deferred
AliasesCGA-pqxj-x36g-wg9hCGA-qrh6-pv92-m6v7CGA-vqrc-5r9f-h3pp
Published 10-05-2024Last modified 02-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-34079 is a low (CVSS 3.7) Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in octo-sts app. EPSS estimates a 0.58% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 47.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 3.7, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
3.7/10
010
Low · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.58%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 0 · Related 2
CGA-2RVH-3CCM-H3RXCGA-C9F2-4R4W-H29V

Timeline

  1. 10-05-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 02-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

octo-sts is a GitHub App that acts like a Security Token Service (STS) for the Github API. This vulnerability can spike the resource utilization of the STS service, and combined with a significant traffic volume could potentially lead to a denial of service. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.1.0

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 5 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.58%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

48%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.58% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Chainguard2 products
  • octo-stsAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • octo-sts-webhookAll versions (No fix recorded)
Wolfi2 products
  • octo-stsAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • octo-sts-webhookAll versions (No fix recorded)
Github.com/octo-sts1 product
  • app< 0.1.0
Octo-sts1 product

4 vendors · 6 products

References

5 links