PDF malware analysis — malicious · 2c9e6e7c168097b0

MALICIOUS

PDF

12.3 KB

MD5: c162a951bc61eccc00f63f2ae9d97cc9 SHA-1: a70d3f2e4629d044f429e840c7dda92173ba8d7d SHA-256: 2c9e6e7c168097b0a8c32b6d41b94f5a5ffa19096462f94751f1ca5a998b9674

378 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 JavaScript/JScript T1204.001 Malicious Link/Object: Malicious Link T1204.002 Malicious Link/Object: Malicious Object

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that exploits multiple Adobe Reader vulnerabilities including CVE-2009-4324, CVE-2009-0927, CVE-2007-5659, and CVE-2008-2992. The JavaScript is obfuscated and appears to be designed to download and execute a secondary payload, as indicated by ClamAV detections of Js.Exploit.HTML-28 on both the original PDF and an extracted JavaScript artifact. The specific exploit chain suggests a downloader or initial access stage.

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: Js.Exploit.HTML-28 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION

ClamAV detected this file as malware: Js.Exploit.HTML-28
ClamAV detection on extracted artifact critical EXTRACTED_FILE_CLAMAV

ClamAV flagged at least one file extracted from inside this sample. Even when the wrapping document carries no AV detection of its own, a hit on the carved artifact is a strong indicator the sample is a delivery vehicle.
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` `f23e1685d9e26d7cb908209718e40253a995b80c6ec977ae16a46985d28bce36`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 76 at offset 0x2C2	11664 bytes
Detection ClamAV: Js.Exploit.HTML-28 Obfuscation or payload: unlikely
`split_char_table_stage_000.js` `39375c46b6e53ca24eb29dfd3f2b465b7efb328fe5975c8c696d2dc1c9c58030`	deobfuscated-js	split character-table join decoded JavaScript at offset 0x2D1	3864 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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