CVE-2024-34079
octo-sts allows unauthenticated attackers to cause unbounded CPU and memory usage
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
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
3.7
octo-sts allows unauthenticated attackers to cause unbounded CPU and memory usage
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
- Record
CVE-2024-34079- CVSS 3.1
- 3.7 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-1475
3.7
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
- Record
EUVD-2024-1475- CVSS 3.1
- 3.7 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-75r6-6jg8-pfcq
3.7
octo-sts vulnerable to unauthenticated attacker causing unbounded CPU and memory usage
Impact
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.
Patches
This vulnerability existed in the repository at HEAD, we will cut a 0.1.0 release with the fix.
Workarounds
None
References
None
- Record
GHSA-75r6-6jg8-pfcq- CVSS 3.1
- 3.7 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
3.7
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
- Record
CVE-2024-34079- CVSS 3.1
- 3.7 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
3.7
octo-sts allows unauthenticated attackers to cause unbounded CPU and memory usage
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
- Record
CVE-2024-34079- CVSS 3.1
- 3.7 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-75r6-6jg8-pfcq
3.7
octo-sts vulnerable to unauthenticated attacker causing unbounded CPU and memory usage
Impact
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.
Patches
This vulnerability existed in the repository at HEAD, we will cut a 0.1.0 release with the fix.
Workarounds
None
References
None
- Record
GHSA-75r6-6jg8-pfcq- CVSS 3.1
- 3.7 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGO-2024-2833 No score
Denial of service in github.com/octo-sts/app
Excessively large requests can be processed, consuming a large amount of resources. This could potentially lead to a denial of service.
- Record
GO-2024-2833- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
github.com/octo-sts/appGo |
before 0.1.0 | 0.1.0 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, products, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-34079 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.7) in Octo-sts App, published May 10, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.58%, the 47th percentile. Fixed in github.com/octo-sts/app 0.1.0.
References
github.com/octo-sts/app/security/advisories/GHSA-75r6-6jg8-pfcq
github.com/octo-sts/app/commit/74ba874c017cf973edd6711144cf4399a9fcff57
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-34079
github.com/advisories/GHSA-75r6-6jg8-pfcq
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/34xxx/CVE-2024-34079.json
github.com/octo-sts/app