Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 2c689371aa3fb247…

MALICIOUS

PDF

7.8 KB Created: 2010-05-25 21:28:57 Authoring application: Hilokodisaxu (via Limegomeuilineg)
MD5: 4f4ae9841ce288be7da6934d48905088 SHA-1: b09bb5fac1e65fdc75d4a154591f344d545dc5af SHA-256: 2c689371aa3fb247ef677938ee45e03446da681f77de8ddec5c879f5f7444628
298 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.001 Malicious Link T1059.007 JavaScript

The PDF document contains multiple critical heuristic firings indicating the exploitation of several CVEs (CVE-2009-4324, CVE-2009-0927, CVE-2007-5659, CVE-2008-2992) via XOR-decoded JavaScript. This JavaScript is embedded within the document and is designed to execute upon opening. The primary intent appears to be the exploitation of these vulnerabilities to achieve arbitrary code execution.

Heuristics 8

  • 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)
  • OpenAction trigger high PDF_OPENACTION
    PDF has an /OpenAction — code runs automatically when opened
  • 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.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0013_000.js
acf0ffa75ba4d8f5fd37aa42be8aa4ade9a191dbb87740980ac71c459ec3957e
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x13C3 3437 bytes
page_word_xor_stage_000.js
716bb3f2c4bb5c5d03294dd84a0dfd2e4fd871c39b8e149a5bbaa7a3b6a44f75
deobfuscated-js page-word XOR decoded JavaScript (decompressed, key=0xE9) at offset 0x436 3575 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 6 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).