CVE-2014-0593
sed command injection
The set_version script as shipped with obs-service-set_version is a source validator for the Open Build Service (OBS). In versions prior to 0.5.3-1.1 this script did not properly sanitize the input provided by the user, allowing for code execution on the executing server.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
sed command injection
The set_version script as shipped with obs-service-set_version is a source validator for the Open Build Service (OBS). In versions prior to 0.5.3-1.1 this script did not properly sanitize the input provided by the user, allowing for code execution on the executing server.
- Record
CVE-2014-0593- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-0624
The set_version script as shipped with obs-service-set_version is a source validator for the Open Build Service (OBS). In versions prior to 0.5.3-1.1 this script did not properly sanitize the input provided by the user, allowing for code execution on the executing server.
- Record
EUVD-2014-0624- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h8fh-v5gw-ch7g
The set_version script as shipped with obs-service-set_version is a source validator for the Open...
The set_version script as shipped with obs-service-set_version is a source validator for the Open Build Service (OBS). In versions prior to 0.5.3-1.1 this script did not properly sanitize the input provided by the user, allowing for code execution on the executing server.
- Record
GHSA-h8fh-v5gw-ch7g- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
The set_version script as shipped with obs-service-set_version is a source validator for the Open Build Service (OBS). In versions prior to 0.5.3-1.1 this script did not properly sanitize the input provided by the user, allowing for code execution on the executing server.
- Record
CVE-2014-0593- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-78, CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10108-1 No score
obs-service-set_version-0.5.3-4.2 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the obs-service-set_version-0.5.3-4.2 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10108-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
obs-service-set_versionopenSUSE:Tumbleweed |
before 0.5.3-4.2 | 0.5.3-4.2 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2014-0593 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Opensuse Open Build Service, published June 8, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.87%, the 79th percentile. Fixed in obs-service-set_version 0.5.3-4.2.
References
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-buildservice/2014-03/msg00014.html
bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=866966
suse.com/de-de/security/cve/CVE-2014-0593
github.com/openSUSE/obs-service-set_version/commit/10d5bddcea29f74a175f7f550924bf6407e52e93
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-0593