CVE-2024-34079 octo-sts allows unauthenticated attackers to cause unbounded CPU and memory usage
Unauthenticated attackers can cause unbounded CPU and memory usage in octo-sts, potentially leading to a 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-2024-34079?
CVE-2024-34079 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in octo-sts app, published on 10 May 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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
Weakness: CWE-400
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-34079?
3 open source packages ship an affected version, including github.com/octo-sts/app.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
github.com/octo-sts/app Go | All versions | 0.1.0 |
github.com/octo-sts/app Go | All versions | 0.1.0 |
github.com/octo-sts/app Go | All versions | 0.1.0 |
How do I fix CVE-2024-34079?
Upgrade github.com/octo-sts/app to 0.1.0 or later.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2024-34079 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-34079 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-75r6-6jg8-pfcq, GO-2024-2833.