Unscored severity · published Jul 11, 1998
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 the PGP keys of…
–
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 23% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KD
Kde · Kde
1.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1270
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-1999-1270
Vendor Advisory
http://lists.kde.org/?l=kde-devel&m=90221974029738&w=2
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1639
More from Kde
8.8
CVE-2012-4512
The CSS parser (khtml/css/cssparser.cpp) in Konqueror in KDE 4.7.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly read memory via a crafted font face…
7.5
CVE-2005-1920
The (1) Kate and (2) Kwrite applications in KDE KDE 3.2.x through 3.4.0 do not properly set the same permissions on the backup file as were set on the original file, which could…
7.1
CVE-2004-0689
KDE before 3.3.0 does not properly handle when certain symbolic links point to "stale" locations, which could allow local users to create or truncate arbitrary files
–
CVE-2012-4515
Use-after-free vulnerability in khtml/rendering/render_replaced.cpp in Konqueror in KDE 4.7.3, when the context menu is shown, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service…
–
CVE-2012-4514
rendering/render_replaced.cpp in Konqueror in KDE before 4.9.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted web page, related to…