Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 11, 1998· Updated Apr 16, 2026
CVE-1999-1270
CVE-1999-1270
Description
KMail in KDE 1.0 provides a PGP passphrase as a command line argument to other programs, which could allow local users to obtain the passphrase and compromise the PGP keys of other users by viewing the arguments via programs that list process information, such as ps.
Affected products
1Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
2- lists.kde.orgnvdVendor Advisory
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1639nvd
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