MALICIOUS
346
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1204 Malicious Link
T1059.001 PowerShell
T1059.007 JavaScript
The PDF file contains obfuscated JavaScript that leverages multiple known Adobe Reader vulnerabilities (CVE-2009-0927, CVE-2007-5659, CVE-2008-2992) via the `Collab.getIcon`, `Collab.collectEmailInfo`, and `util.printf` methods. This JavaScript is designed to decode and execute a second-stage payload, as indicated by the ClamAV detection of 'Js.Exploit.Shellcode-18' on an extracted artifact. The primary attack vector is the exploitation of these vulnerabilities upon opening the PDF.
Heuristics 10
-
Collab.getIcon — CVE-2009-0927 critical CVE exact CVE_2009_0927PDF 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_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)
-
util.printf — CVE-2008-2992 critical CVE exact CVE_2008_2992PDF 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 detection on extracted artifact critical EXTRACTED_FILE_CLAMAVClamAV flagged at least one file extracted from inside this sample. Even when the wrapping document carries no AV detection of its own, a hit on the carved artifact is a strong indicator the sample is a delivery vehicle.
-
OpenAction trigger high PDF_OPENACTIONPDF has an /OpenAction — code runs automatically when opened
-
eval() call high PDF_EVALeval() found — commonly used for obfuscated exploit execution (matched inside decoded stream)
-
JavaScript action low PDF_JAVASCRIPTPDF contains a /JavaScript action. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
-
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.
-
String.fromCharCode low PDF_FROMCHARCODEString.fromCharCode found — used to construct payload strings dynamically. Common in benign JavaScript libraries for codepoint manipulation, so this alone is informational; weaponised use is also caught by the dedicated fromCharCode-stage and exploit-shape rules. (matched inside decoded stream)
-
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 2
Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.
| Filename | Kind | Source | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
javascript_obj0009_000.js6294e82f16221f6f452e70c7ac86494a5857b0fd9df29a16b166660758317855 |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 9 at offset 0xD6 | 19560 bytes |
|
Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 4 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
|
|||
custom_b64_stage_000.jsb9d86c307b440446f7c7c293f8ff0aab473ada68abd6e64de7cbe062d55c6f2f |
deobfuscated-js | custom Base64 decoded JavaScript layer 2 (PDF /JS object 9) at offset 0x450 | 10478 bytes |
|
Detection
ClamAV:
Js.Exploit.Shellcode-18
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 9 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
|
|||
Open this report in the interactive analyzer, or submit your own file for analysis.