PDF malware analysis — malicious · 07fae0b3d0370959

MALICIOUS

PDF

4.2 KB

MD5: 1db1d882224a55efa9fa26427147879b SHA-1: 003135f09073db127b81479748022708a0908ad4 SHA-256: 07fae0b3d0370959086cb1ecc55e5301c0d4fc3d55545e8685eb3cd886b7b841

216 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution T1059.007 JavaScript

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that utilizes `eval()` and `String.fromCharCode()` to construct and execute exploit code. The heuristics specifically identify the CVE-2008-2992 vulnerability, which is leveraged by the JavaScript to achieve code execution. The deobfuscated JavaScript confirms the use of exploit primitives and indicates a likely download and execution of a secondary payload.

Machine Learning

Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9999

Heuristics 7

util.printf — CVE-2008-2992 critical CVE exact CVE_2008_2992

PDF JavaScript calls util.printf() — CVE-2008-2992 is a stack buffer overflow in Adobe Reader triggered by a long format-specifier argument. Widely exploited in the wild after disclosure. (identified after JavaScript deobfuscation)
PDF JavaScript exploit cluster critical PDF_JS_EXPLOIT_CLUSTER

PDF combines an executable JavaScript/action surface with exploit staging indicators such as eval/unescape/fromCharCode, XFA script content, or a related CVE pattern. Benign form JavaScript remains low-severity, but this correlated cluster is high-confidence malicious behavior.
eval() call high PDF_EVAL

eval() found — commonly used for obfuscated exploit execution (matched inside decoded stream)
JavaScript action low PDF_JAVASCRIPT

PDF contains a /JavaScript action. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
Embedded JS stream low PDF_JS

PDF references a /JS stream. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
String.fromCharCode low PDF_FROMCHARCODE

String.fromCharCode found — used to construct payload strings dynamically. Common in benign JavaScript libraries for codepoint manipulation, so this alone is informational; weaponised use is also caught by the dedicated fromCharCode-stage and exploit-shape rules. (matched inside decoded stream)
Suspicious extracted artifact info EXTRACTED_FILE_STATIC_TRIAGE

One or more files extracted from inside this sample matched static suspicious-content checks such as script obfuscation, encoded payload blobs, packed data, or execution/download terms.

Extracted artifacts 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

Filename	Kind	Source	Size
`javascript_obj0005_000.js` `a7ca6cf98b9227a25d8a07f0335e9229f249798f40f55d450b36760975ec26a4`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 5 at offset 0x107	21268 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
`numeric_charcode_stage_000.js` `3fefa49e5e30bbd109864adea9a1be64a9f3379bce3285018cbc37a0fc3b2782`	deobfuscated-js	numeric char-code string decoded JavaScript at offset 0x115	6256 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 3 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).

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