PDF malware analysis — malicious · 21b2caeda7ce205a

MALICIOUS

PDF

12.2 KB

MD5: f1850f7d84b5d58b22f8c86ecdb21a6f SHA-1: 21265effbb90ce11ba7557ab7b4c1ab944f3abe8 SHA-256: 21b2caeda7ce205a8c128775d15b706d9cef92224859d24303767381c61c9c90

320 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.001 Malicious Link T1059.007 JavaScript

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that leverages multiple critical vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader, including CVE-2009-4324, CVE-2009-0927, CVE-2007-5659, and CVE-2008-2992. The JavaScript is obfuscated and decoded using a split character-table join method, indicating an attempt to evade detection. ClamAV also identified this as Js.Exploit.HTML-28, confirming its malicious nature. The primary function appears to be exploiting these vulnerabilities to achieve arbitrary code execution.

Heuristics 8

media.newPlayer — CVE-2009-4324 critical CVE exact CVE_2009_4324

PDF JavaScript calls media.newPlayer — CVE-2009-4324 is a use-after-free in Adobe Reader's multimedia plugin triggered by media.newPlayer(). Actively exploited as a zero-day in December 2009. (identified after JavaScript deobfuscation)
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: Js.Exploit.HTML-28 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION

ClamAV detected this file as malware: Js.Exploit.HTML-28
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.

Filename	Kind	Source	Size
`javascript_obj0076_000.js` `5dcd08b5b55393c0d8d2086c76d999136558c62bf4d62ff456f342f6803927ab`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 76 at offset 0x2C2	11527 bytes
`split_char_table_stage_000.js` `4d148b5d11c11cc4c13699145891d50863b969240c932dcefe3a554eb06ae537`	deobfuscated-js	split character-table join decoded JavaScript at offset 0x2D1	3858 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 11 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).

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