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    CVE-2008-6514

    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.

    Published:Jul 9, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Mar 24, 2009
    EPSS Score:0.00049
    CVSS Score:6.2

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Compiz
    Product
    Compiz Fusion

    Exploits

    https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/compiz-fusion-plugins-main/+bug/247088https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/compiz-fusion-plugins-main/+bug/247088

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

    References

    http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=561567
    http://gitweb.compiz-fusion.org/?p=fusion/plugins/expo%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f97a9fa6f0ad578f674d1f248bd7bef90e3260e0
    http://secunia.com/advisories/33077
    http://secunia.com/advisories/34465
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32712
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/compiz-fusion-plugins-main/+bug/247088
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47172
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00860.html
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00878.html
    http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=561567
    http://gitweb.compiz-fusion.org/?p=fusion/plugins/expo%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f97a9fa6f0ad578f674d1f248bd7bef90e3260e0
    http://secunia.com/advisories/33077
    http://secunia.com/advisories/34465
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32712
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/compiz-fusion-plugins-main/+bug/247088
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47172
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00860.html
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00878.html

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High