Re: [Tails-dev] TorBrowser Handling of PDF files

On 8/31/14, intrigeri <intrigeri@???> wrote:
> putinisoneofthelizardpeople@??? wrote (31 Aug 2014 10:06:06 GMT)
> :
>> Please change the method in which TorBrowser handles PDF files. With every
>> TAILS boot
>> I have to reconfigure this. Here is my suggested change:
>
>> # Edit:
>> # Preferences:
>> # Applications:
>> # Portable Document Format (PDF): Always ask
>
> Why?

PDF readers are arbitrary code execution engines. It would be nice to
click to execute as we do with other complex media formats.

All the best,
Jacob