Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 286f42cc05d2bc27…

MALICIOUS

PDF

12.6 KB
MD5: 64f998c3c215bd90661da2aba6b527cd SHA-1: 25f3c6df42a267ddc973a67a5e492edf1c3e78b6 SHA-256: 286f42cc05d2bc274b9a028ae09464e1c269149dfd40e686bb54c89138a07776
156 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 JavaScript/JScript T1204.002 Malicious File

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, identified by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. A critical heuristic, CVE_2007_5659, indicates the exploitation of a known PDF vulnerability (Collab.collectEmailInfo) to execute a hex-encoded JavaScript stager. This stager is further obfuscated and likely downloads and executes a second-stage payload. The presence of multiple JavaScript streams and the specific CVE exploitation point to a malicious document designed for exploitation.

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.
  • Suspicious extracted artifact high 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.
  • 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.

Extracted artifacts 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0007_000.js
0df291d69669aabea8d48539ff6e3447b14e49a861871000e6476334f075bd19
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A6 1011 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
annotation_subject_callee_hex_stage_000.js
0748c4b2aebfc0631262179460d4c5c6a9dd913324a25b7f9688abb663b49dd8
deobfuscated-js annotation-subject callee-key decoded JavaScript at offset 0x14F 5344 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).