CVE-2008-6514 in Compiz Fusion

Summary

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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• Reservation: 03/24/2009
• Disclosure: 03/24/2009
• Moderation: VulDB entry created
• Entries: VDB-47258 (1)
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-264 (Confirmed)
• CVSS: 7.4
• EPSS: 0.00049
• Activities: Very Low

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-6514
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-6514
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2008-6514/