# 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 locked desktop

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2009-03-24 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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

- http://secunia.com/advisories/34465
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00878.html
- http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=561567
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32712
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33077
- http://gitweb.compiz-fusion.org/?p=fusion/plugins/expo%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f97a9fa6f0ad578f674d1f248bd7bef90e3260e0
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00860.html
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/compiz-fusion-plugins-main/+bug/247088
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47172

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