Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 1b35b0c6a62f413e…

MALICIOUS

PDF

9.8 KB
MD5: 85b92a94b5934decc8b19c805b27b5d9 SHA-1: 314c77f1b9df4df1041058bdb230340196d90479 SHA-256: 1b35b0c6a62f413ec5b41fabebb0790e6f5ca59c17014122cbd7b21ba388fa2b
126 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 JavaScript/JScript T1204.001 Malicious Link/Object: Malicious JavaScript T1204.002 Malicious Link/Object: Malicious File

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, triggered by the CVE-2007-5659 vulnerability via the Collab.collectEmailInfo function. The JavaScript is heavily obfuscated but appears to function as a stager, likely downloading and executing a second-stage payload. The presence of multiple JavaScript streams and the specific exploit indicate a malicious document designed for exploitation.

Heuristics 6

  • 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)
  • Annotation subject callee-key hex JavaScript stager high PDF_ANNOT_SUBJECT_CALLEE_HEX_STAGER
    PDF JavaScript uses syncAnnotScan()/getAnnots() to read an indirect annotation /Subject stream, percent-decodes it through marker replacement, then uses a callee.toString()-derived key to decode and eval the final exploit stage.
  • 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.
  • syncAnnotScan annotation-staging primitive low PDF_FOXIT_SYNCANNOTSCAN
    PDF JavaScript calls syncAnnotScan() — a no-op annotation-enumeration primitive used by exploit-kit JavaScript to stage payload reads from annotation /Subject fields before eval(). Not a vulnerable sink itself; rarely seen in legitimate PDFs. (matched in decompressed 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 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0007_000.js
b9a85ee399db318b3ad68d0755effe289a645a7404fad2094712c8a3fd042920
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x19B 244 bytes
annotation_subject_callee_hex_stage_000.js
12a8f5b34d8c9b916d754a666c7f2f7a6e0d24df0c3dff5120b0090bb6f61eab
deobfuscated-js annotation-subject callee-key decoded JavaScript at offset 0x14A 5299 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
deobfuscated.js
fb9635c6adbe9785550ef798556401f8002196286a262b8f73280a2291ee35a5
deobfuscated-js PDF JavaScript deobfuscation pass 48845 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).