Malware Insights
The PDF file contains multiple critical heuristic firings indicating exploitation of CVE-2009-4324, CVE_2009_0927, and CVE_2007_5659. These vulnerabilities are leveraged through embedded JavaScript, which is further indicated by the 'PDF_JAVASCRIPT' and 'PDF_JS' heuristics. The extracted JavaScript streams, particularly 'legacy_pdfkit_stage_002.js', suggest the execution of code that likely downloads and executes a second-stage payload. The file's metadata indicates it was authored by Adobe, but the content is heavily obfuscated and likely malicious.
Heuristics 6
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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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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 6
Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.
| Filename | Kind | Source | Size |
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javascript_obj0032_000.jsaae5a9719ca8bdd358c066446871ea5d86cbf8ebeeb2632241fc81065cf3c39a |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 32 at offset 0x380 | 312 bytes |
javascript_obj0034_001.js0aeb957a376fdb3b10df65e91c5b3bae8020048e61e7e63b4934ed745492ab9a |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 34 at offset 0x48F | 501 bytes |
javascript_obj0036_002.jsb6e71bbb36a43a7d72a3f820b4ed8da85ed16fb398403ad53ca4b562b00228b5 |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 36 at offset 0x7C | 326 bytes |
legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js1bffff4fdcf3e06591fc481eda0067f58a266bad55926cd9b4fc0643cd975eb8 |
deobfuscated-js | repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x5F3 | 1664 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 3 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
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legacy_pdfkit_stage_001.js60a3ebcd330ed8e2e496a7c053d2ed5fb26c06a0ce51b78fedff3e5aa602cb92 |
deobfuscated-js | repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0xC0D | 1824 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 3 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
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legacy_pdfkit_stage_002.js91c592eac316060c3af708dc7600760eefdd7b522dde044befeb0ff79ff45af1 |
deobfuscated-js | repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x11F9 | 2986 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 6 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
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