CVE-1999-1270

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…

published September 12, 2001

CVSS
—
EPSS
0%
Percentile
22.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00307 · 22.2th percentile
Published
2001-09-12T04:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 12 SEP 04:00Z
    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…
    cvelistv5