PDF malware analysis — malicious · 2c2254edd04161be

MALICIOUS

PDF

87.5 KB

MD5: f04902d9554d21c0ea9820b6b1cdc364 SHA-1: fcd62e074780f503fe79bde48e76078ffdc9e08e SHA-256: 2c2254edd04161bef76dc4dc3a2006592b6358d615394a4ef350eb0fac42f2d0

360 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 JavaScript T1204.002 Malicious File T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that utilizes character-table indexing to obfuscate its functionality, a technique commonly used by exploit loaders. Critical heuristics indicate the exploitation of multiple CVEs (CVE-2009-4324, CVE-2009-0927, CVE-2007-5659, CVE-2008-2992) via this JavaScript, suggesting the primary purpose is to leverage these vulnerabilities for arbitrary code execution. The deobfuscated JavaScript is identified as a stager, strongly implying it downloads and executes a subsequent payload.

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)
ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36749 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION

ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36749
Character-table JavaScript eval stager high PDF_JS_CHAR_TABLE_EVAL_STAGER

PDF JavaScript reconstructs an exploit stage by indexing into a small character table, appending hundreds of one-character fragments, joining the array, and evaluating the result. This static fallback fires only after the bounded decoder recovers an exploit-like stage, so it catches this obfuscation even when no single CVE API signature is available.
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 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

Filename	Kind	Source	Size
`javascript_obj0076_000.js` `408b43f9b7c9447732e4dce8f89174b9bf6ce36abc648536de9e5f37bc5e986b`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 76 at offset 0x2C2	88751 bytes
`char_table_stage_000.js` `c82bdb838ee93d390b5b29ac41b65025e3efaa4a4e8a88f1f64b623d4ba40ae0`	deobfuscated-js	char-table indexed JavaScript (PDF /JS object 76) at offset 0x2F1	3876 bytes
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).

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