CVE-1999-1270
CVSS 2.0 Score 4.6 of 10 (medium)
Details
Published Jul 11, 1998
Updated: Nov 20, 2024
Summary
CVE-1999-1270 is a vulnerability affecting KMail in KDE 1.0. This issue enables local users to obtain PGP passphrases of other users by passing them as command line arguments to other programs. If an affected user unknowingly launches a malicious process listing tool, such as ps, the passphrase could be viewed and used to compromise the PGP keys of other users. This security flaw poses a significant risk to users who share the same system and is particularly concerning in environments with multiple users or public terminals.
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Affected Products
- K Desktop Environment
Affected Vendors
- KDE Community