PDF malware analysis — malicious · 215b4c2c13f1461f

MALICIOUS

PDF

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

MD5: 33692d012262cfa2456b723d5f1782ec SHA-1: 09f16b2e3769502c3902fec48f846d446810551e SHA-256: 215b4c2c13f1461f4dd4f9e195fd2b69c878413a0864f654326b4eedf53d4eb8

166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.002 Malicious Link

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that is triggered by the OpenAction. Heuristics indicate the use of eval() and String.fromCharCode, suggesting obfuscated code execution. The critical CVE-2007-5659 firing points to a known vulnerability exploited via the Collab.collectEmailInfo method, which is used to construct and execute JavaScript. This script likely downloads and executes a second-stage payload.

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` `221635f539b95399b87c434195883511fce09e3f8e6c66b830d65abf60ed6d29`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x3D7	14265 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` `2644fee106722e75d423c4d037e3d88eb288eb1558fbeb9ca94c16ab169d0375`	deobfuscated-js	numeric char-code string decoded JavaScript at offset 0x445	4272 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).

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