CVE-2008-6514

MEDIUM 6.2CVE-2008-6514 · Published 24/03/2009 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2008-6514 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 6.2) vulnerability affecting compiz fusion (compiz).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 0.41%, higher than 36.0% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
compiz fusion compiz	`= 0.7.8`	No fix yet

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.

References

bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi
gitweb.compiz-fusion.org
secunia.com/advisories/33077 · Vendor Advisory
secunia.com/advisories/34465
securityfocus.com/bid/32712 · Patch
bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/compiz-fusion-plugins-main/+bug/247088 · Exploit
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47172
redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00860.html
redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00878.html

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