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dvdkhlng on Aug 11, 2020 | parent | context | favorite | on: PDF: Still unfit for human consumption, 20 years l...

> The primary downside is the remarkable dangerousness of much of the JavaScript that is found bound to the HTML.

Are you aware that PDF format has also featured JavaScript support (and related vulnerabilities) for a long time now [1]?

[1] https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ncas/alerts/TA09-133B

bryanrasmussen on Aug 11, 2020 [–]

yes, although I forgot about it, never seem to have a use for it myself.

jabroni_salad on Aug 11, 2020 | [–]

The finance industry loves it. Their bureaucracy ran on documents, and it still does, but now those documents can run code.

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