PDF malware analysis — malicious · 2f42aa4e78c3b239

MALICIOUS

PDF

8.9 KB Created: 2009-11-25 19:45:46 Authoring application: PDF Library 2.3.8 (via PDF Library 2.4.6)

MD5: 058b8270933936bb3d47411d07924527 SHA-1: bf869b4ed6fc710a97169bbed611240c34a58044 SHA-256: 2f42aa4e78c3b239a48bfa6c6afcd36dd3ae8600f9e64030a4bd2347b54af68f

278 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1204 Malicious Link T1204.002 Malicious File T1059.001 PowerShell

This PDF document exploits multiple known vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader, including CVE-2009-0927, CVE-2007-5659, and CVE-2008-2992. The embedded JavaScript, identified as legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js, is responsible for triggering these exploits. The ClamAV signature Js.Exploit.Shellcode-18 further indicates the presence of malicious shellcode. The primary goal appears to be the execution of arbitrary code on the victim's system.

Heuristics 8

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 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.
ASCIIHexDecode filter (with exploit indicators) medium PDF_FILTER_HEX

Hex-encoding filter present alongside exploit delivery indicators — often used to hide payload or shellcode bytes
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_obj0007_000.js` `f77f6a0c8353fccdc1cb09f97496eebd39663a89642571bc9eb5d95b37550db1`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x268	38130 bytes
`legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js` `827cd86d555cae1b5770e88a286804ce3764b258d7ee989a4bc4eabe35526030`	deobfuscated-js	numeric array subtract-key decoded JavaScript at offset 0x268	9880 bytes
Detection ClamAV: Js.Exploit.Shellcode-18 Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 9 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).

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