MALICIOUS
220
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1204 Malicious Link
T1204.002 Malicious File
T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter
T1059.003 Windows Command Shell
The RTF file contains an embedded OLE object that is automatically linked and updated, triggering activation. Heuristics indicate the exploitation of Equation Editor via CVE-2017-11882. This vulnerability allows for arbitrary code execution, likely to download and run a second-stage payload.
Heuristics 5
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Equation Editor CLSID critical RTF_EQUATION_EDITOREquation Editor OLE CLSID found inside an OLE object — exploited by CVE-2017-11882 / CVE-2018-0802 / CVE-2018-0798
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ClamAV: Rtf.Exploit.CVE_2017_11882-6584355-1 critical CLAMAV_DETECTIONClamAV detected this file as malware: Rtf.Exploit.CVE_2017_11882-6584355-1
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Automatically linked OLE object high RTF_OBJAUTLINKRTF contains \objautlink — an automatically linked OLE object surface that can be updated or activated when Word opens the document.
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\objupdate forces OLE activation high RTF_OBJUPDATERTF contains \objupdate — forces automatic OLE object instantiation when the document is opened, bypassing user interaction. Almost exclusively seen in Equation Editor exploit documents.
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OLE object data medium RTF_OBJDATARTF contains 1 \objdata section(s) — embedded OLE objects
Extracted artifacts 1
Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.
| Filename | Kind | Source | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
objdata_00_off0000006a.bin35e45c7523c72bef1a5d95b3f694fdaceb22595deb0460c3e33a044c4a63f150 |
rtf-objdata-decoded | RTF \objdata at offset 0x6A | 4168 bytes |
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