CVE-2008-6514

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Summary

CVECVE-2008-6514
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-03-24 14:30:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.2 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
High
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Compiz Compiz Fusion 0.7.8 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[SECURITY] Fedora 9 Update: compiz-fusion-0.7.6-6.fc9 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Fedora update for compiz-fusion - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Compiz Fusion 'Expo' Plugin Security Bypass Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Patch
Bug 561567 – compiz expo can break the screensaver lock af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.gnome.org
Bug #247088 “expo allows bypass of screensaver” : Bugs : compiz-fusion-plugins-main package : Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.launchpad.net Exploit
[SECURITY] Fedora 10 Update: compiz-fusion-0.7.8-4.fc10 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Compiz Home af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 gitweb.compiz-fusion.org
Security Advisory SA33077 - Compiz Fusion Expo Plugin Security Bypass - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
CONFIRM:http://gitweb.compiz-fusion.org/?p=fusion/plugins/expo;a=commit;h=f97a9fa6f0ad578f674d1f248bd7bef90e3260e0 MITRE gitweb.compiz-fusion.org
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