MALICIOUS
150
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell
T1204.001 Malicious Link
The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and exploits the CVE-2009-3953 vulnerability related to U3D content. The embedded JavaScript, named 'legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js', is likely responsible for further malicious actions, such as downloading and executing additional payloads. The ML classifier strongly indicates maliciousness.
Machine Learning
- Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9990
Heuristics 5
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Adobe Reader U3D CLODProgressiveMeshDeclaration exploit critical CVE likely CVE_2009_3953PDF combines malformed U3D 3D content with JavaScript/action activation. CVE-2009-3953 is an Adobe Reader/Acrobat U3D CLODProgressiveMeshDeclaration array-boundary vulnerability triggered by malformed U3D data in a PDF.
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U3D/3D content in PDF — Adobe Reader 3D parser CVE-family indicator high PDF_U3D_CVE_RELATEDPDF contains U3D (Universal 3D) or 3D annotation content — CVE-2011-2462 and CVE-2009-3953 are critical vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader's U3D processing that allow arbitrary code execution. U3D content in PDFs is extremely rare in normal documents.
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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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legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.jsfe3a87d763fa8fe7566a94e8403088a79d265f0670299e212b1b427ecb1db63e |
deobfuscated-js | repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x21F7 | 14731 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
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u3d_00_off00005243.bina96e1fca2499edf504d3934052ca1fc338d4b4898a65e6a361937ed1ba0dc0fe |
pdf-3d-stream | PDF U3D 3D stream at offset 0x5243 | 28021 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact entropy is 7.79, consistent with packed or encrypted content.
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