Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 1cbce341d91d326a…

MALICIOUS

PDF

1.4 KB
MD5: 6bcd39b533f449430d5686451dd2fbee SHA-1: df4cd81ed571b4163b25a601564c6dcfdcb148ce SHA-256: 1cbce341d91d326a5158386df78d62d787840dd0c41d80bd569cf501a111b58c
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1204.002 Malicious File: User Execution T1059.001 Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell

This PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that is obfuscated and utilizes the unescape() function. The critical heuristic firing indicates exploitation of CVE-2009-4324 via the media.newPlayer object, which is a known method for executing arbitrary code. The JavaScript is likely responsible for downloading and executing a second-stage payload.

Heuristics 5

  • 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. (matched in decompressed stream)
  • unescape() call high PDF_UNESCAPE
    unescape() found — often used to decode shellcode in PDF JS exploits (matched inside decoded stream)
  • Suspicious extracted artifact medium 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.
  • 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.

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj111711_000.js
ed214d008ca7f8fad0affc792159f2b30ce479dc90c5348e0751937c74ebe0c2
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 111711 at offset 0x197 291 bytes
javascript_obj111712_001.js
a5f37060ccfae33b356cdb13878d7e2580990ac6f8bc69798516d4ff281e7407
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 111712 at offset 0x2B2 966 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
javascript_obj111713_002.js
d2f98bec78aa096efa5aca99b701d5e6b9a8e2cf728fb7e79bf248862bacf14b
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 111713 at offset 0x516 70 bytes