MALICIOUS
318
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 JavaScript/JScript
T1204.002 Malicious File
This PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and triggers multiple critical heuristics related to known PDF exploits (CVE-2009-4324, CVE-2009-0927, CVE-2007-5659, CVE-2008-2992). These exploits leverage PDF /Info fields to execute arbitrary code. ClamAV also identified this as Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36895. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for the malicious execution, potentially downloading further payloads or performing other harmful actions.
Heuristics 8
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media.newPlayer — CVE-2009-4324 critical CVE exact CVE_2009_4324PDF 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)
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Collab.getIcon — CVE-2009-0927 critical CVE exact CVE_2009_0927PDF 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)
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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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util.printf — CVE-2008-2992 critical CVE exact CVE_2008_2992PDF 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)
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ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36895 critical CLAMAV_DETECTIONClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36895
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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 2
Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.
| Filename | Kind | Source | Size |
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javascript_obj0014_000.js8fb5f5cc883b0cb8c75c440bcb098e4134e775ca75259cdbb2cbddd54a7d63f1 |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 14 at offset 0xBF0 | 724 bytes |
info_stride_js_000.js625b8e5818e6740d1fe80e3d02797b1fa2479dba3e25aa1d51de3ed8572485d5 |
deobfuscated-js | PDF /Info fields via stride 6 | 2898 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 4 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
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