Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 1e0fc6df34494a16…

MALICIOUS

PDF

11.8 KB Created: 2009-11-28 19:41:50 Authoring application: PDF Library 4.10.1 (via PDF Library 1.10.6)
MD5: c2a917dcbf53e25f95e9e4c82577a7aa SHA-1: 0735422cf7085043e0aed96fbd5d230ff11dc6ea SHA-256: 1e0fc6df34494a1644b919eaef821a775b418ce2fe5563c3407a8f3814c93440
278 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

This PDF document exploits multiple known vulnerabilities including CVE-2009-0927, CVE-2007-5659, and CVE-2008-2992 through embedded JavaScript. The JavaScript is obfuscated but static analysis indicates it likely decodes and executes a second-stage payload, as evidenced by the ClamAV signature Js.Exploit.Shellcode-18 on an extracted artifact. The primary attack vector is the exploitation of Adobe Reader vulnerabilities.

Heuristics 8

  • 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)
  • ClamAV detection on extracted artifact critical EXTRACTED_FILE_CLAMAV
    ClamAV flagged at least one file extracted from inside this sample. Even when the wrapping document carries no AV detection of its own, a hit on the carved artifact is a strong indicator the sample is a delivery vehicle.
  • ASCIIHexDecode filter (with exploit indicators) medium PDF_FILTER_HEX
    Hex-encoding filter present alongside exploit delivery indicators — often used to hide payload or shellcode bytes
  • 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.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0007_000.js
48d62fd92350c5f395991a6485f20056fc6ea33f799ac9df52ba33aea100ee62
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x268 37595 bytes
legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js
8b2a733721b82824823ea949dcf0552fcafef2868e50ba47ab6fb5bd37b3731a
deobfuscated-js numeric array subtract-key decoded JavaScript at offset 0x268 9880 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Js.Exploit.Shellcode-18
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 9 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).