CVE-1999-1270

Summary

CVE-1999-1270 is a vulnerability affecting KMail in KDE 1.0. This issue allows local users to obtain PGP passphrases passed as command-line arguments to other programs, posing a threat to the security of other users' PGP keys. By leveraging tools that display process arguments, such as "ps," malicious users could access these sensitive passphrases and compromise the affected system's PGP keys. This vulnerability highlights the importance of securely handling sensitive data and limiting access to such information to authorized parties.

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