PDF malware analysis — malicious · 223eeb6af6b014d3

MALICIOUS

PDF

6.4 KB

MD5: d240b90b6460589c458841c53aa12b60 SHA-1: 8317c41ca3529216320470e4a80adf3dbe21d4e7 SHA-256: 223eeb6af6b014d32249af3144cdd0c21b39ed7b13372a41e62d145fb6ee5736

178 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.002 Malicious File

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. The critical CVE_2008_2992 heuristic firing suggests exploitation of a known PDF vulnerability. The embedded JavaScript, identified as javascript_obj0006_000.js, likely contains obfuscated code designed to download and execute a secondary payload, a common technique for initial access.

Heuristics 6

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. (matched in decompressed stream)
ClamAV: Heuristics.PDF.ObfuscatedNameObject critical CLAMAV_DETECTION

ClamAV detected this file as malware: Heuristics.PDF.ObfuscatedNameObject
unescape() call high PDF_UNESCAPE

unescape() found — often used to decode shellcode in PDF JS exploits (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.
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 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

Filename	Kind	Source	Size
`javascript_obj0006_000.js` `563ef502ed9c65ba335f8df9aaad172914cc91b76a5311a63a3a9bd43e0e930f`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 6 at offset 0x1A3	5263 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 3 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 2 long base64-like blob(s).

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