CVE-2008-6514
The Expo plugin in Compiz Fusion 0.7.8 allows local users with physical access to drag the screen...
CVE-2008-6514 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.2) in Compiz Fusion, published March 24, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.41%, the 36th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 6.2 MediumCVSS 2.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 0.41%EPSS, 36th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
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.
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-6514- CVSS 2.0
- 6.2 Medium
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-6514- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-6481No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2008-6481- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qf9j-crg7-4p68No score
The Expo plugin in Compiz Fusion 0.7.8 allows local users with physical access to drag the screen...
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.
- Record
GHSA-qf9j-crg7-4p68- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
References
secunia.com/advisories/34465
redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00878.html
bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=561567
securityfocus.com/bid/32712
gitweb.compiz-fusion.org?p=fusion/plugins/expo%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f97a9fa6f0ad578f674d1f248bd7bef90e3260e0
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bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/compiz-fusion-plugins-main/+bug/247088
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47172
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-6514
github.com/advisories/GHSA-qf9j-crg7-4p68