PDF malware analysis — malicious · 1b5a9ea69dc11726

MALICIOUS

PDF

13.2 KB

MD5: e72f100de9bb68cb2f92b18efe02eb60 SHA-1: 37cf1e3417a64b04309b2116112c226c1fb7e649 SHA-256: 1b5a9ea69dc117264e70f8d449892108457f3cc92291809595f87894b4b078e2

288 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.002 Malicious File

The PDF file contains multiple critical heuristic firings indicating exploitation of known PDF vulnerabilities (CVE-2009-4324, CVE-2009-0927, CVE-2007-5659, CVE-2008-2992). These vulnerabilities are used to execute XOR-decoded JavaScript. The ML classifier strongly flags this PDF as malicious. The primary attack pattern involves leveraging these CVEs to run obfuscated JavaScript, which is a common technique for downloading and executing further malicious content.

Machine Learning

Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000

Heuristics 7

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)
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)
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.

Extracted artifacts 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

Filename	Kind	Source	Size
`javascript_obj0020_000.js` `81b847b52ba02711fc3b3f188b5e776c6ec6bb353add019fc3820f03792c1074`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 20 at offset 0x2EE4	1271 bytes
`page_word_xor_stage_000.js` `f79cb6396492fc3f84d20f988f26cb4025557f9420c0051b290e67aa8c54f506`	deobfuscated-js	page-word XOR decoded JavaScript (decompressed, key=0x14) at offset 0xB93	3215 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 4 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).

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