PDF malware analysis — malicious · 3938c9660c9f0221

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.9 KB

MD5: a99c7a0013c07103368499bf0d314955 SHA-1: c428c263900239d442f9f6239ece1b0629f87d18 SHA-256: 3938c9660c9f0221feb89cd5cf7874893c42b0c4b15c718330e8ba2d9b13a6b9

398 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.001 Malicious Link

This PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that is triggered by the OpenAction feature. Multiple critical heuristics indicate the exploitation of several CVEs (CVE-2009-4324, CVE-2009-0927, CVE-2007-5659, CVE-2008-2992) related to PDF JavaScript execution. The embedded JavaScript is obfuscated and likely intended to download and execute a secondary payload, as suggested by the ClamAV detection 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35646' on an extracted artifact. The specific JavaScript code was too obfuscated to fully reconstruct its direct actions, but the pattern strongly suggests a multi-stage exploit.

Heuristics 10

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)
Collab.getIcon — CVE-2009-0927 critical CVE exact CVE_2009_0927

PDF 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)
Collab.collectEmailInfo — CVE-2007-5659 critical CVE exact CVE_2007_5659

PDF 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)
util.printf — CVE-2008-2992 critical CVE exact CVE_2008_2992

PDF 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)
ClamAV detection on extracted artifact critical EXTRACTED_FILE_CLAMAV

ClamAV flagged at least one file extracted from inside this sample. Even when the wrapping document carries no AV detection of its own, a hit on the carved artifact is a strong indicator the sample is a delivery vehicle.
OpenAction trigger high PDF_OPENACTION

PDF has an /OpenAction — code runs automatically when opened
eval() call high PDF_EVAL

eval() found — commonly used for obfuscated exploit execution (matched inside decoded stream)
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 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

Filename	Kind	Source	Size
`javascript_obj0007_000.js` `f0236fd062f66dfecc66d624e323870d3eae19ca7402855a2bce5240479d37d1`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0xDB	27758 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
`legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js` `4380a56db3c2dc65080badc6a6c28dc0d8290d2f7858735e073b6f85fb85996e`	deobfuscated-js	split-join delimiter stripped JavaScript at offset 0x112	7454 bytes
Detection ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35646 Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 13 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).

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