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realityking on Aug 7, 2015 | parent | context | favorite | on: Firefox exploit found in the wild

> except maybe Safari? I don't own a mac

Safari uses the same library as Apple's Reader. So it's a proprietary native blob.

Edit: While Chrome uses a native blob, I believe it's not proprietary. I think they use pdfium (https://pdfium.googlesource.com/pdfium/)

TazeTSchnitzel on Aug 7, 2015 [–]

It is proprietary, but PDF is the foundation of OS X's graphics, so it's very well-tested.

mccr8 on Aug 7, 2015 | [–]

Being well-tested from the perspective of regular use is not quite the same as being well-tested from the perspective of defending against a hostile actor.

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