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[tor-bugs] #13204 [Tor Browser]: TOR Browser Bundle interprets 'mailto' links as downloads
#13204: TOR Browser Bundle interprets 'mailto' links as downloads
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Reporter: Orthogonal | Owner: tbb-team
Type: defect | Status: new
Priority: normal | Milestone:
Component: Tor Browser | Version:
Keywords: | Actual Points:
Parent ID: | Points:
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If a 'mailto' link (e.g. mailto:user@xxxxxxxxxxx) is clicked, instead of
starting a new email in an email client, the TOR Browser Bundle gives the
warning:
Tor Browser cannot display this file. You will need to open it with
another application.
Some types of files can cause applications to connect to the internet
without using Tor.
To be safe, you should only open downloaded files while offline, or use a
Tor live CD such as Tails.
mailto: addresses are not files, and no data can be leaked from clicking
on one. To be fixed, this warning should be removed for mailto: addresses
and an attempt should be made to open the address in the default system
mail client.
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Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/13204>
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