Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 1d0f9770763097c9…

MALICIOUS

PDF

11.9 KB
MD5: fa4936deefa49d8ebadc6a32b79d541b SHA-1: cfdb7e043a7dcba35d38c8f4ededb5d7b89078a3 SHA-256: 1d0f9770763097c953724389131e30cb52f6e581911995beaf0b041ac96c9437
138 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that leverages the CVE-2007-5659 vulnerability, specifically using the Collab.collectEmailInfo method. This JavaScript is further obfuscated and split into multiple streams, indicating an attempt to conceal its malicious actions. The presence of deobfuscated JavaScript files suggests the exploit is designed to download and execute additional malicious content.

Heuristics 5

  • 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)
  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36065 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36065
  • 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 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0007_000.js
9c67560e8c63b720885d3efc1627b844b86a6ec08e99e5b65a22eae832045756
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x19C 431 bytes
legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js
f2f17c179581122fa476d053fa7207256f8a3e3c8a86a73c6f813a5828cf8539
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x315 12568 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
legacy_pdfkit_stage_001.js
ecfa4572ae56b423c1c9d6e262306f05a9b9c1f924820634fea7eee61711d721
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x315 5168 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).