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admin password security mechanism in PDFs

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admin password security mechanism in PDFs

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CAUSED_BYRootCause

Protection relies on application isolation levels and protected memory access; bypassing them lets protected data be read directly from RAM

CAUSED_BYRootCause

The only way I can think of is "frontend security" — pdf viewer apps won't let you do that. Tension: it seems impossible to stop me from doing anything I want with that data. Outcome: pdf viewer apps won't let you do that.

MANIFESTS_ASSymptom

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Security Barrier

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System Security

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PERTAIN_TODomain

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Frontend Security

FIXED_BYSolution

Conforming readers shall respect the intent of the document creator — according to the permissions contained in the file. Tension: There is nothing inherent in PDF encryption that enforces the document permissions specified in the encryption dictionary. Outcome: restricting user access to an encrypted PDF file according to the permissions contained in the file.

FIXED_BYSolution

Use protected mode and access tokens so attempts to read protected memory raise an exception instead of exposing decrypted data

FIXED_BYSolution

The only way I can think of is "frontend security" — pdf viewer apps won't let you do that. Tension: from a technical standpoint if the decrypted data is in my RAM it seems impossible to stop me. Outcome: no actual security.

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PDF Permissions Not Enforced

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