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Re:PDF: Still unfit for human consumption, 20 years later by dvdkhlng on Tuesday August 11, 2020 @06:38AM (#24118967)
> 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

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Re:PDF: Still unfit for human consumption, 20 years later by bryanrasmussen on Tuesday August 11, 2020 @08:26AM (#24119575)
yes, although I forgot about it, never seem to have a use for it myself.
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Re:PDF: Still unfit for human consumption, 20 years later by jabroni_salad on Tuesday August 11, 2020 @09:51AM (#24120212)
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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