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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.63668
Category:Fedora Local Security Checks
Title:Fedora Core 10 FEDORA-2009-2986 (compiz-fusion)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update to compiz-fusion;announced via advisory FEDORA-2009-2986.;Note: This VT has been deprecated and is therefore no longer functional.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update to compiz-fusion
announced via advisory FEDORA-2009-2986.
Note: This VT has been deprecated and is therefore no longer functional.

Vulnerability Insight:
Update Information:

This update fixes a security issue in the expo plugin which allows local users
with physical access to drag the screen saver aside and access the locked
desktop by using Expo mouse shortcuts.

ChangeLog:

* Tue Mar 24 2009 Adel Gadllah 0.7.8-4

- Add fix for RH #491918, CVE-2008-6514

* Sat Mar 14 2009 Adel Gadllah 0.7.8-3

- Backport upstream fix for RH #474741

Solution:
Apply the appropriate updates.

This update can be installed with the yum update program. Use
su -c 'yum update compiz-fusion' at the command line.

CVSS Score:
6.2

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-6514
BugTraq ID: 32712
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32712
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00860.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00878.html
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/compiz-fusion-plugins-main/+bug/247088
http://secunia.com/advisories/33077
http://secunia.com/advisories/34465
XForce ISS Database: compizfusion-expo-security-bypass(47172)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47172
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