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Status published
Medium
CVE-2008-6514
The Expo plugin in Compiz Fusion 0.7.8 allows local users...
Vulnerability Description
The Expo plugin in Compiz Fusion 0.7.8 allows local users with physical access to drag the screen saver aside and access the locked desktop by using Expo mouse shortcuts, a related issue to CVE-2007-3920.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34465
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00878.html
- http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=561567
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32712
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33077
- http://gitweb.compiz-fusion.org/?p=fusion/plugins/expo%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f97a9fa6f0ad578f674d1f248bd7bef90e3260e0
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00860.html
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/compiz-fusion-plugins-main/+bug/247088
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47172
Affected Vendor
compiz
View all reports →Affected Software
compiz fusion
Vulnerable Versions:
0.7.8
Timeline
Official Publish:
March 24th, 2009
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.