Malicious RTF / .DOC — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 01bd4595998fec02…

MALICIOUS

RTF / .DOC

375.9 KB
MD5: 8301e1c08388cddf340d47e52417acb7 SHA-1: 7ff2fd2d9ad45f4adffb96dc705e9a76cabb3cb0 SHA-256: 01bd4595998fec02602fc49620d4e2dbb3356f068a2c1b167f4a84ff6242f38f
240 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

The RTF document contains multiple indicators of malicious OLE object embedding, specifically related to CVE-2017-8570. The document body includes a lure instructing the user to 'Enable Editing to view the document', a common tactic to bypass macro security. The exploitation of CVE-2017-8570 suggests the dropping and execution of a script, likely a second-stage payload.

Heuristics 7

  • Composite Moniker — CVE-2017-8570 (drops SCT script) critical CVE related CVE_2017_8570
    RTF \objdata decodes to OLE data containing the Composite Moniker — CVE-2017-8570 (drops SCT script) CLSID — the vulnerable control/moniker is embedded directly in the document's object stream, the delivery shape of this exploit. RTF objects auto-render when Word opens the file.
  • Composite Moniker in RTF OLE object high CVE related RTF_COMPOSITE_MONIKER_RELATED
    RTF contains Composite Moniker CLSID in OLE object context, but no nearby scriptlet/SCT payload was confirmed. Treat as related moniker attack-surface evidence rather than proof of CVE-2017-8570 exploitation.
  • Automatically linked OLE object high RTF_OBJAUTLINK
    RTF contains \objautlink — an automatically linked OLE object surface that can be updated or activated when Word opens the document.
  • \objupdate forces OLE activation high RTF_OBJUPDATE
    RTF contains \objupdate — forces automatic OLE object instantiation when the document is opened, bypassing user interaction. Almost exclusively seen in Equation Editor exploit documents.
  • OLE object data medium RTF_OBJDATA
    RTF contains 4 \objdata section(s) — embedded OLE objects
  • Embedded OLE object medium RTF_OBJEMB
    RTF contains \objemb — embedded OLE object
  • Macro/content-enable lure medium SE_ENABLE_LURE
    Document instructs the user to enable macros or editing — a common technique used by malware droppers to bypass Office macro security settings

Extracted artifacts 4

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
objdata_00_off00000bac.bin
a27e953ab98115fc11ddf7f3edf65dc4767fa45c5a2e7f733f69353ee7a5c774
rtf-objdata-decoded RTF \objdata at offset 0xBAC 79788 bytes
objdata_01_off0000735b.bin
87b8f9f8ab5d871ea947d81b1839019dd207f1b3a32f21e27e76dd93d13e3633
rtf-objdata-decoded RTF \objdata at offset 0x735B 79761 bytes
objdata_02_off0002fc0a.bin
a8e170497da15decc11753d202c99c86f7a7ffd2d52481e6b9c79a5403675379
rtf-objdata-decoded RTF \objdata at offset 0x2FC0A 2632 bytes
objdata_03_off000311ad.bin
e8d4fe950caed6dcfde26f4b616825bbe11b93458425974b7d075167f675abf7
rtf-objdata-decoded RTF \objdata at offset 0x311AD 12297 bytes