Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 2b4808a90fefbe3a…

MALICIOUS

PDF

11.6 KB
MD5: 339daf9e7c4d7930cd097da7dd7fdb15 SHA-1: a616a399fafb4588da9d39419f0d930e949d8fbb SHA-256: 2b4808a90fefbe3a91dce07b53979feafa158e6de00f8d5d3d0d1de290402d72
138 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1204.002 Malicious File: Malicious File

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that leverages the CVE-2007-5659 vulnerability, specifically using the 'Collab.collectEmailInfo' method. This technique is commonly used to download and execute further malicious content. The presence of deobfuscated JavaScript files further supports this malicious intent.

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)
  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36065 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36065
  • 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 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0007_000.js
9c67560e8c63b720885d3efc1627b844b86a6ec08e99e5b65a22eae832045756
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x19C 431 bytes
legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js
06278f5a27ada52273307980bcaf7a197cdcb0a2e102f7a481387aacbc4399eb
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x315 11884 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
legacy_pdfkit_stage_001.js
f3453a834ffbef6d21af6ee12e589513c1a8f4e2ff75628524a9ab99670746d7
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x315 4943 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).