PDF malware analysis — malicious · 3c984b56916aab45

MALICIOUS

PDF

180.5 KB

MD5: 4a0c1482fcceaebbadf8cc2dcd95ee2c SHA-1: 3fd16c4292c33552db6ea0c7ea254d49a44f3184 SHA-256: 3c984b56916aab45ccf1c34987b23b7b110f8f3b6068d2b300108fde83c0574c

378 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.002 Malicious File

This PDF file is malicious, exploiting several known vulnerabilities including CVE-2009-4324, CVE-2009-0927, CVE-2007-5659, and CVE-2008-2992. These exploits are used to execute embedded JavaScript. The embedded JavaScript, detected by ClamAV as Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36117 and related signatures, likely downloads and executes a second-stage payload. The deobfuscated JavaScript streams indicate complex obfuscation techniques were employed.

Heuristics 9

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: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36117 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION

ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36117
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.
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 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

Filename	Kind	Source	Size
`javascript_obj0008_000.js` `a3edfaf54dcf2d6112e7dfd4fa740fe25484dd532de6c4bf2e2f955d8f6ba0f7`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 8 at offset 0x1E7	2674 bytes
Detection ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36307 Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
`legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js` `a4c12c691666475e7861cfcd0d33fc5cf0ecbe6de534af838f7b1fd550f170b9`	deobfuscated-js	repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0xC8D	20147 bytes
Detection ClamAV: Js.Exploit.Shellcode-18 Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 11 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
`legacy_pdfkit_stage_001.js` `42025b552c7960b53abcd8cd732b01c8d109eccfdfefc352b9826c4d5807d414`	deobfuscated-js	cross-stage annotation API aliases at offset 0x1E7	81 bytes

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