PDF malware analysis — malicious · 22a672093c9d10b2

MALICIOUS

PDF

11.8 KB

MD5: 8fb38a4b04afee1c503ddd4dfdc5deed SHA-1: d81a707a0d4326eaa52b45101c3d5e78d8f37874 SHA-256: 22a672093c9d10b22964b51f7ecb8409582d5bb412a617cd91d0c4fac7cef40f

118 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.001 Malicious Link

The PDF exploits CVE-2007-5659 by leveraging a JavaScript stager embedded within an annotation's subject field. This stager is hex-decoded and then evaluated, indicating a malicious intent to execute arbitrary code. The primary attack vector is the exploitation of a known vulnerability in PDF viewers. No specific family could be identified, but the technique is common for initial access.

Heuristics 5

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)
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.
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_obj0007_000.js` `e53cd3b2abe44a0ffe069bd2e56f48e1b1e8932489ba93331de44d133ee7058e`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x19C	582 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
`annotation_subject_callee_hex_stage_000.js` `46ba5393b5f65b92ad6373a84b32e530135740e89247a647afd4744f59f23b8a`	deobfuscated-js	annotation-subject callee-key decoded JavaScript at offset 0x14A	5208 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).

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