What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-34079?

CVE-2024-34079 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 3.7 (Low). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.6%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-34079?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2024-34079. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

CVE-2024-34079

LOW

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CWE-400)

2024-05-14 security-advisories@github.com

Denial Of Service

3.7

CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: github

Severity by source

Vendor (github) PRIMARY

3.7 LOW

AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Primary rating from Vendor (github) · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorVendor: github

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Low

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

May 14, 2024 - 15:38 cve.org

LOW 3.7

DescriptionCVE.org

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

AnalysisAI

octo-sts is a GitHub App that acts like a Security Token Service (STS) for the Github API. Rated low severity (CVSS 3.7), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CWE-400), which allows attackers to cause denial of service by exhausting system resources. 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

Affected ProductsAI

See vendor advisory for affected versions.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Implement rate limiting, set resource quotas, validate input sizes, use timeouts.