VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-1999-1270

CVSS score4.6 NONE
EPSS probability0.31%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published1998-07-11
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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.

Weakness classification

  • nvd@nist.gov: NVD-CWE-Other

Primary references