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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 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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.2 EPSS 0.00049
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Affected Products & Versions

1
compiz fusionall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

1
pocbugs.launchpad.net · 247088bugs.launchpad.net
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Scoring & Timeline

6.2
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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v2 Vector
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published to NVD24 Mar 2009 · 02:30 PM
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Vendor Advisories

1
usnUSN-688-1
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References & Sources

8
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=561567
http://gitweb.compiz-fusion.org/?p=fusion/plugins/expo
http://secunia.com/advisories/33077Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34465
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32712Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47172
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