PDF malware analysis — malicious · 3f65681bb8fb5641

MALICIOUS

PDF

5.9 KB Created: 2008-09-24 19:47:56 Authoring application: Adobe (via Notepad)

MD5: 90ea1f961469d1fc452e70adffa9f863 SHA-1: 8dc0605e49777ab1cb34505779e0b56af19b9e74 SHA-256: 3f65681bb8fb5641bfd8823ede120cce3cac6f4afbf29623143041fb0ad882c4

358 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 JavaScript/JScript T1204.001 Malicious Link/Object T1204.002 Malicious File

This PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that exploits multiple known Adobe Reader vulnerabilities, specifically CVE-2009-0927, CVE-2007-5659, and CVE-2008-2992. The JavaScript is obfuscated but static analysis was able to decode it, revealing calls to dangerous Acrobat JavaScript API sinks. ClamAV detections confirm this is a malicious exploit PDF. The primary attack pattern involves leveraging these vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code, likely to download and run a second-stage payload.

Heuristics 9

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-35931 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION

ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35931
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.
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 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

Filename	Kind	Source	Size
`javascript_obj0006_000.js` `50876b9e090f2d8f9c93ada5cdd8ee468b043e6823bfd3b2fec0e3979338e1ce`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 6 at offset 0x1385	881 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
`legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js` `daf43a5764b6bac96885eafa0fe810d2aecb34e366aec38e6c3e00e5f24f5d4c`	deobfuscated-js	metadata placeholder percent-decoded JavaScript at offset 0x16E	4971 bytes
Detection ClamAV: Js.Exploit.Shellcode-18 Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 9 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
`legacy_pdfkit_stage_001.js` `b32d57fe4f9c65ba545627b475f0f5d874e5fb86f95d376b6c92bcf6004a42da`	deobfuscated-js	repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x16E	4967 bytes
Detection ClamAV: Js.Exploit.Shellcode-18 Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 9 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).

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