MALICIOUS
78
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell
T1204.002 Malicious File
The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, triggered by the CVE-2007-5659 vulnerability using the 'Collab.collectEmailInfo' function. This function is known to decode and execute JavaScript, which in turn likely downloads and executes a second-stage payload. The presence of multiple deobfuscated JavaScript files further supports this analysis. The document body is unreadable, so the rationale is based on the script execution.
Heuristics 4
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Collab.collectEmailInfo — CVE-2007-5659 critical CVE exact CVE_2007_5659PDF 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)
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JavaScript action low PDF_JAVASCRIPTPDF contains a /JavaScript action. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
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Embedded JS stream low PDF_JSPDF references a /JS stream. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
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Suspicious extracted artifact info EXTRACTED_FILE_STATIC_TRIAGEOne 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.
| Filename | Kind | Source | Size |
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javascript_obj0007_000.jsbedd676af9bf2e3ca07f9e3a10d07bc561e9745801f30653ef176c0c1e7620a3 |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x19D | 336 bytes |
legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js07128b6e32d5bdef62e19cf970ac457b3e5283067d958bb1ce0a7c484bf1b111 |
deobfuscated-js | repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x2EC | 12511 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
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legacy_pdfkit_stage_001.js58b82d0a2666b2cc98d13d65a9efe47c24a3083139e14419b6cc844c483edd9e |
deobfuscated-js | repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x2EC | 5225 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
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