compiz-fusion: Possible locked desktop access by using Expo plugin mouse shortcuts
Published Mar 24, 2009
6.2
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.41%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 0.7.8
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.41% (0.00414) | 33.36th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.41% (0.00414) | 32.82th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.05% (0.00049) | 12.33th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 22, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 65.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 41.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (13)
- http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=561567 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://gitweb.compiz-fusion.org/?p=fusion/plugins/expo%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f97a9fa6f0ad578f674d1f248bd7bef90e3260e0 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33077 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34465 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32712 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-6514 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/compiz-fusion-plugins-main/+bug/247088 x_refsource_MISCExploit
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=491918 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47172 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-6514
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-6514
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00860.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00878.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
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