PDF malware analysis — malicious · 20c52db2cd37f3b6

MALICIOUS

PDF

11.9 KB

MD5: dab19225238ef82d1b296630be13484c SHA-1: 03170e12a248d0594f72891434fa92bcd4c8fa60 SHA-256: 20c52db2cd37f3b6a12d70428778ca2beeffc6337ae20e8eac8d510b12076e90

186 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.002 Malicious File

The PDF document contains embedded JavaScript, triggered by the 'collab.collectEmailInfo' method, which exploits CVE-2007-5659. This JavaScript acts as a stager, decoding and executing a larger payload. The analysis recovered multiple deobfuscated JavaScript files, indicating a multi-stage infection process. The primary attack vector is the exploitation of a known PDF vulnerability to deliver and execute malicious code.

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)
ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36063 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION

ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36063
Annotation subject callee-key hex JavaScript stager high PDF_ANNOT_SUBJECT_CALLEE_HEX_STAGER

PDF JavaScript uses syncAnnotScan()/getAnnots() to read an indirect annotation /Subject stream, percent-decodes it through marker replacement, then uses a callee.toString()-derived key to decode and eval the final exploit stage.
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.
syncAnnotScan annotation-staging primitive low PDF_FOXIT_SYNCANNOTSCAN

PDF JavaScript calls syncAnnotScan() — a no-op annotation-enumeration primitive used by exploit-kit JavaScript to stage payload reads from annotation /Subject fields before eval(). Not a vulnerable sink itself; rarely seen in legitimate PDFs. (matched in decompressed 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 4

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

Filename	Kind	Source	Size
`javascript_obj0007_000.js` `eb39e2de4dbbc100de6d3e30aa43ff78fa075618862ba1ebba5151ea3a3b848d`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x19D	273 bytes
`annotation_subject_callee_hex_stage_000.js` `dc7d16e327a89bf300353a74516a08fdc3145ab6e9f12ad2f4ca99a9c380eb0a`	deobfuscated-js	annotation-subject callee-key decoded JavaScript at offset 0x14A	5115 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
`legacy_pdfkit_stage_001.js` `3c2ee9119cfe1a19c2bee4a2990b6ff29905a4f4df18abdc7406c670c293f3ec`	deobfuscated-js	repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x2D6	12328 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
`deobfuscated.js` `2df8a12afe7589657ad98064657f2e2db9ca9e62918329929d39b74d36211ad6`	deobfuscated-js	PDF JavaScript deobfuscation pass	77955 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).

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