MALICIOUS
108
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1204.002 Malicious File
T1059.001 JavaScript
The PDF sample contains embedded JavaScript and triggers CVE-2007-5659 via the Collab.collectEmailInfo function. This indicates the document is designed to exploit a vulnerability to run arbitrary code. The ML classifier strongly flags this PDF as malicious, and the presence of obfuscated JavaScript streams further supports this assessment. The primary attack vector appears to be leveraging a known PDF vulnerability to execute a malicious script.
Machine Learning
- Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000
Heuristics 4
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Collab.collectEmailInfo — CVE-2007-5659 critical CVE exact CVE_2007_5659PDF 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)
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JavaScript action low PDF_JAVASCRIPTPDF contains a /JavaScript action. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
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Embedded JS stream low PDF_JSPDF references a /JS stream. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
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Suspicious extracted artifact info EXTRACTED_FILE_STATIC_TRIAGEOne 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 3
Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.
| Filename | Kind | Source | Size |
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javascript_obj0001_000.jsd019ba19e3716e8061cee87ae5126927674972121e587672abadc04f795b6c71 |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 1 at offset 0xF | 63 bytes |
javascript_obj0013_001.js3c9a00c835a3358275dcc16555521a5670fe897077f8687a0ff2e3119b55f396 |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x395 | 15675 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 2 long base64-like blob(s).
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legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js9fe4a8d0a22c334a93c7cfd5016906b7100b512822e24aa07f9e8143510914b5 |
deobfuscated-js | reverse-string concatenation decoded JavaScript at offset 0x395 | 2043 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 3 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
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