CVE-2008-6514

N/A Unknown

Published: March 24, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=561567

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://gitweb.compiz-fusion.org/?p=fusion/plugins/expo%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f97a9fa6f0ad578f674d1f248bd7bef90e3260e0

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/33077

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/34465

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32712

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47172

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00860.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00878.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=561567