Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 2b6404422ea44283…

MALICIOUS

PDF

13.5 KB
MD5: 2ed579622cd5840684af049ecd076319 SHA-1: c3b53c98acf4335dcfdbedb691018ec29b2ed193 SHA-256: 2b6404422ea44283e24ca3e95145fe568f8aa6d8f7d399d39253bed9f53ce6f7
138 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that exploits CVE-2007-5659 via the Collab.collectEmailInfo method. This JavaScript is further obfuscated and split into multiple files, indicating an attempt to evade detection. The primary function appears to be the execution of this script, which is a common technique for downloading and executing additional malicious content.

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-36064 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36064
  • 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
a5c8f0f722df4dd9876a0087e1eee65bd3020c5995f94f6729f7e17f3f3677a0
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x19D 331 bytes
legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js
5baec276e8485a4c85793f318a714e2bc8da4d869d8e5f41420f27b1d9c7a653
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x2F2 12547 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
legacy_pdfkit_stage_001.js
b3471526c711e762ba9a525da89aae986bf9075662b0dc9cbec35ebf61fc6bbb
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x2F2 5249 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).