Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 15d874d3abb0c2d4…

MALICIOUS

PDF

6.6 KB Created: 2009-01-35 62:12:26 Authoring application: Adobe
MD5: 2fd645a8c1b002b00988f39b8ccd78ad SHA-1: f172026db8e21db9011aa275a11cca6a891f8f7b SHA-256: 15d874d3abb0c2d4b78ecb6d73a752bc76563f608d4cc3a547dfcf3c1765b383
270 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution T1059.007 JavaScript

This PDF file exploits several known vulnerabilities (CVE-2009-4324, CVE-2009-0927, CVE-2007-5659) via embedded JavaScript. The JavaScript code is designed to download and execute a second-stage payload from the URL http://www.chamberwellmanor.com/ida/exe.php?exp=pdf. The ML classifier also strongly indicates maliciousness.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000

Heuristics 8

  • media.newPlayer — CVE-2009-4324 critical CVE exact CVE_2009_4324
    PDF JavaScript calls media.newPlayer — CVE-2009-4324 is a use-after-free in Adobe Reader's multimedia plugin triggered by media.newPlayer(). Actively exploited as a zero-day in December 2009. (identified after JavaScript deobfuscation)
  • Collab.getIcon — CVE-2009-0927 critical CVE exact CVE_2009_0927
    PDF JavaScript calls Collab.getIcon — CVE-2009-0927 is a stack buffer overflow in Adobe Reader triggered by Collab.getIcon() with a crafted argument. Allows arbitrary code execution. (identified after JavaScript deobfuscation)
  • Collab.collectEmailInfo — CVE-2007-5659 critical CVE exact CVE_2007_5659
    PDF JavaScript calls Collab.collectEmailInfo — CVE-2007-5659 is a buffer overflow in Adobe Reader triggered by a long argument or heap-sprayed message field passed to Collab.collectEmailInfo(). Part of a series of Acrobat JS API exploits. (identified after JavaScript deobfuscation)
  • PDF JavaScript shellcode contains an embedded download URL high PDF_JS_SHELLCODE_DOWNLOAD_URL
    Decoded PDF JavaScript shellcode contains a hardcoded http(s) URL stored as little-endian %uXXXX Unicode escapes. Reader exploit shellcode embeds the second-stage fetch URL this way and pulls it down with a urlmon/URLDownloadToFile-style download-and-execute (commodity downloader behaviour rather than a specific Acrobat CVE).
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Embedded URL info EMBEDDED_URL
    One or more URLs were extracted from the document. The URL itself is not a detection — see the per-URL labels for which channel (macro, JS, link annotation, document body, ...) reached each URL.
    URL http://www.chamberwellmanor.com/ida/exe.php?exp=pdf

Extracted artifacts 6

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0032_000.js
c1b036fc598886f6dbf8bf2834f6a497681d60a6b667976c49270578615a1ea8
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 32 at offset 0x364 305 bytes
javascript_obj0034_001.js
ef3be2263a63574cb76d7a32323eadff9eb201055993f45a9e1b3e8884b9aa38
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 34 at offset 0x46D 431 bytes
javascript_obj0036_002.js
27913ede11d3ebc050367a9f4709ace8d859bdf13223fa3924085757b9db90e7
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 36 at offset 0x7C 284 bytes
legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js
1bffff4fdcf3e06591fc481eda0067f58a266bad55926cd9b4fc0643cd975eb8
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x5BF 1664 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 3 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
legacy_pdfkit_stage_001.js
60a3ebcd330ed8e2e496a7c053d2ed5fb26c06a0ce51b78fedff3e5aa602cb92
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0xBD9 1824 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 3 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
legacy_pdfkit_stage_002.js
91c592eac316060c3af708dc7600760eefdd7b522dde044befeb0ff79ff45af1
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x11C5 2986 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 6 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).