PDF malware analysis — malicious · 1f095f94e6bee048

MALICIOUS

PDF

3.5 KB Created: 2008-31-20 53:85:00 Authoring application: Scribus 1.3.3.12 (via Scribus PDF Library 1.3.3.12)

MD5: c8971b9bdc7887fbaa91d973b77a5107 SHA-1: 7d40db9142d3610fdefbd75e944c151aac2c3d0a SHA-256: 1f095f94e6bee048250e2b5c52f6cc903cf5e5a651822287cd01b211180e81d5

166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.002 Malicious File

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript triggered by the OpenAction, which is a known method for exploiting PDF vulnerabilities. The heuristics indicate the use of eval() and String.fromCharCode, suggesting obfuscated JavaScript designed to download and execute a secondary payload. The CVE-2007-5659 firing specifically points to the use of Collab.collectEmailInfo for this purpose. No specific family could be identified, but the attack pattern is consistent with a malicious PDF dropper.

Heuristics 7

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)
OpenAction trigger high PDF_OPENACTION

PDF has an /OpenAction — code runs automatically when opened
eval() call high PDF_EVAL

eval() found — commonly used for obfuscated exploit execution (matched inside decoded stream)
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.
String.fromCharCode low PDF_FROMCHARCODE

String.fromCharCode found — used to construct payload strings dynamically. Common in benign JavaScript libraries for codepoint manipulation, so this alone is informational; weaponised use is also caught by the dedicated fromCharCode-stage and exploit-shape rules. (matched inside decoded stream)
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_obj0013_001.js` `2d9ebb920e5559b9105d169f53beee64456d9e2dc8f34526d99e897c062c2850`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x3D7	13505 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 3 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
`numeric_charcode_stage_000.js` `a5c6f6f6375ae35ea5296081b595d5540d80639db603650aa127d3ff243344ef`	deobfuscated-js	numeric char-code string decoded JavaScript at offset 0x445	4032 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).

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