Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 3024157cc3f42273…

MALICIOUS

PDF

5.0 KB
MD5: 4df677e4422d131b1e42e9ca072bc5d3 SHA-1: c611961d4f559f976296c7c617ab21dbdfbab7a1 SHA-256: 3024157cc3f422735006dfebb13e56f709bd5215ac4e31fdd7c00a092293f89d
416 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

This PDF file is malicious and exploits several known Adobe Reader vulnerabilities including CVE-2009-4324, CVE-2009-0927, CVE-2007-5659, and CVE-2008-2992. These exploits allow for the execution of embedded JavaScript. The extracted JavaScript, identified as info_stride_js_000.js, is heavily obfuscated but indicates the execution of malicious code, likely to download and execute a second-stage payload. The ClamAV detection of Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36895 further confirms its malicious nature.

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: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36895 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36895
  • 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.
  • Suspicious extracted artifact high 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.
  • 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.

Extracted artifacts 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0014_000.js
062ef4e8c040b5af61d121ecc146d46dae53938f1205e1104f59511850698bc6
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 14 at offset 0x105F 680 bytes
info_stride_js_000.js
c9c3def01876ed3d62abdaf6ab220ff4491ee6c7a4069aab99fbbf9ec9b5d61c
deobfuscated-js PDF /Info fields via stride 5 6433 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Js.Exploit.Shellcode-18
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 12 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).