Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 1e9099b41a53ac66…

MALICIOUS

PDF

3.4 KB Created: 2005-09-29 09:27:34 UTC Authoring application: Adobe PDF Library 8.0
MD5: ce34c7f467f59a60beaed9035aeb5683 SHA-1: 923d87f89feddabc5a1d72b45bb6972e90e78aac SHA-256: 1e9099b41a53ac66b9360ea671552294ef666e461898bedc3d2e584127f9a937
100 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

The PDF file contains an embedded XFA form that exploits CVE-2010-0188, a vulnerability in Adobe Reader's handling of TIFF images within XFA forms. This exploit allows for arbitrary code execution. No JavaScript or other scripts were extracted, and the document body is minimal, providing no further context on the intended lure.

Heuristics 6

  • Adobe Reader LibTIFF XFA image exploit — CVE-2010-0188 critical CVE likely CVE_2010_0188
    PDF contains XFA image data with an inline crafted TIFF payload and shellcode/delivery markers. This is the data-bound variant of the CVE-2010-0188 Adobe Reader LibTIFF/XFA exploit shape.
  • 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.
  • Embedded file low PDF_EMBEDDED
    PDF embeds a file attachment — could carry an executable or another weaponised document as a nested payload
  • XFA form low PDF_XFA
    PDF uses XML Forms Architecture — can contain script logic
  • AcroForm button with action trigger low PDF_ACROFORM_BUTTON
    PDF contains a /Btn form field together with a SubmitForm/URI/Launch/JS trigger — this is the building block of fake 'Download' or 'Open' button overlays used in PDF phishing lures

Extracted artifacts 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
embedded_file_obj0004.bin
24bdbaf8f22b13b83e3bd9b8df44f52f591129f646732c5659c09eccf88b91e6
pdf-embedded-file PDF EmbeddedFile object 4 at offset 0x1C6 35879 bytes