CVE-1999-1270

KMail in KDE 1.0 - Local Passphrase Exposure via Command Line Argument

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1639

Scores

EPSS 0.0006
EPSS Percentile 19.0%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
kde/kde 1.0
Published Jul 11, 1998
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026