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Ubuntu 7.10 / 8.04 LTS / 8.10 : compiz-fusion-plugins-main vulnerability (USN-688-1)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 37422
Synopsis
The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch.Description
It was discovered that the Expo plugin for Compiz did not correctly restrict the screensaver window from being moved with the mouse. A local attacker could use the mouse to move the screensaver off the screen and gain access to the locked desktop session underneath.Default installs of Ubuntu were not vulnerable as Expo does not come pre-configured with mouse bindings.
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Solution
Update the affected compiz-fusion-plugins-main package.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 37422
File Name: ubuntu_USN-688-1.nasl
Version: 1.12
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Published: 4/23/2009
Updated: 1/19/2021
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.2
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.10, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.10, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:compiz-fusion-plugins-main, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:-:lts
Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l
Patch Publication Date: 12/8/2008
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2008-6514