Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 2dd8f5fab51cc401…

MALICIOUS

PDF

10.5 KB
MD5: fd62faa774885b2f8d8a8ce8bde87269 SHA-1: b29078b12033eeefd80d1543b66f0ca340004a4f SHA-256: 2dd8f5fab51cc401138490e28781de26ce1dce3ba3fe0fb3468fc74fc685c5cf
388 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.001 Malicious Link T1204.002 Malicious File

This PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that leverages multiple CVEs (CVE-2009-0927, CVE-2007-5659, CVE-2008-2992) to exploit Adobe Reader. The JavaScript is obfuscated using unescape() and variable concatenation, indicating an attempt to download and execute a second-stage payload. ClamAV also identified this as Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7244327-0.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000

Heuristics 9

  • 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)
  • 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.
  • ClamAV: Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7244327-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Dropper.Agent-7244327-0
  • unescape() call high PDF_UNESCAPE
    unescape() found — often used to decode shellcode in PDF JS exploits (matched inside decoded stream)
  • 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_obj0007_000.js
8710a7df667e3a72a4f07eed6637ccfb99da39df97cf4f72d0d488f09991ab7a
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x233 46337 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 244 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
unescape_var_concat_stage_000.js
ed70957993974cb4796fc22cb6e037bccc85958ade236f86e115714f5a211feb
deobfuscated-js unescape variable-concat decoded JavaScript (decompressed) at offset 0x285 6574 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).