PDF malware analysis — malicious · 3018ea1b01119604

MALICIOUS

PDF

3.5 KB Created: 2008-31-20 53:85:00 Authoring application: Scribus 1.3.3.12 (via Scribus PDF Library 1.3.3.12)

MD5: 5cf0e064301f577f042b814b7e346e56 SHA-1: 0c501340661ea45f2dc2c59f1da754f45ccb6143 SHA-256: 3018ea1b011196040c9f71760a94baabbdcb8aa8d0f6179be3a22ec9e3efd350

166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 JavaScript/JScript T1204.002 Malicious File T1071.001 Web Protocols

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that is triggered by the OpenAction feature, a common technique for exploiting PDF vulnerabilities. The critical CVE-2007-5659 heuristic indicates the use of a specific exploit involving `Collab.collectEmailInfo` and `eval()` to execute obfuscated JavaScript. This script is likely designed to download and execute a second-stage payload, as suggested by the presence of deobfuscated JavaScript streams and the overall malicious verdict. The file size and metadata are not indicative of malicious intent on their own but support the analysis of the embedded exploit.

Heuristics 7

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)
OpenAction trigger high PDF_OPENACTION

PDF has an /OpenAction — code runs automatically when opened
eval() call high PDF_EVAL

eval() found — commonly used for obfuscated exploit execution (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.
String.fromCharCode low PDF_FROMCHARCODE

String.fromCharCode found — used to construct payload strings dynamically. Common in benign JavaScript libraries for codepoint manipulation, so this alone is informational; weaponised use is also caught by the dedicated fromCharCode-stage and exploit-shape rules. (matched inside decoded stream)
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_obj0013_001.js` `39f57125008d85c98c7c86885dd522350579364abd4d6123b2d71b2fa8042786`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x3D7	13289 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 3 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
`numeric_charcode_stage_000.js` `9ecf1a6b985119b71329da8e8c316e18dd9b8b6ffba34bb845baa0a9c80567f1`	deobfuscated-js	numeric char-code string decoded JavaScript at offset 0x445	4032 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).

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