Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 30e68748b58ffd82…

MALICIOUS

PDF

5.6 KB Created: 2008-09-24 19:47:56 Authoring application: Adobe (via Notepad)
MD5: 9fb75e6b7c8616b294e051c98bd1988b SHA-1: 1a884a84771856f4bb17f22850547115a39a5004 SHA-256: 30e68748b58ffd8271df91db328d8b1a0cf75ca15ae8080d0fad48a13f6e4e24
298 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The sample is a PDF file that leverages two critical vulnerabilities, CVE-2009-0927 and CVE-2007-5659, by executing embedded and obfuscated JavaScript. The JavaScript stream contains eval() calls and is detected by ClamAV as Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35931 and its extracted artifact as Js.Exploit.Shellcode-18. This indicates the script is designed to download and execute a secondary payload.

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)
  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35931 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35931
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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_obj0006_000.js
a927fd382b3c301106179c0e7ed6cde6f976b064b16b718546839912087f38e9
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 6 at offset 0x12BC 695 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js
cc87ba9bd1f98259848b5c70a3013bd84614d18af5104a6a97f086b7d3bcbc82
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x16E 4735 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).