Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 314fda9fb09540a2…

MALICIOUS

PDF

43.3 KB
MD5: 89fa1ae939746e3ec419d0bc77677fbc SHA-1: bb507155cedfcd1e448807ca3512183e4e424af1 SHA-256: 314fda9fb09540a2244551d0496e3f87cea7fb96ae26c76cfb9ade6daf36e151
78 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. The critical CVE_2009_4324 heuristic specifically points to a known vulnerability in Adobe Reader related to media player annotations. The deobfuscated JavaScript, legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js, appears to be designed to exploit this vulnerability, likely to download and execute a second-stage payload. The obfuscated nature of the script and the use of a known exploit suggest a malicious intent to compromise the user's system.

Heuristics 4

  • 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)
  • 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 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0008_000.js
1eb2fc4365112450485620709b585fc8a7d25d3824fe0b6ac56ed9e95b14b889
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 8 at offset 0x1E7 2221 bytes
legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js
34724b4176b0e989bf73d0fc9ae205c6fc8236b3698a34a94365aab3ab91b629
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0xAC8 2756 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
legacy_pdfkit_stage_001.js
42025b552c7960b53abcd8cd732b01c8d109eccfdfefc352b9826c4d5807d414
deobfuscated-js cross-stage annotation API aliases at offset 0x1E7 81 bytes