Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 3f8ca8323ef1555d…

MALICIOUS

PDF

180.1 KB
MD5: cb03e077bbb9f46e68cd52ebeddb6481 SHA-1: 84517c0d07b04eb624b07a271c4518583c0368d3 SHA-256: 3f8ca8323ef1555dd2c7df884574e8d6adc11453e029b28fa9531c4b65f29ada
318 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1204.002 Malicious File T1059.001 PowerShell

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that exploits multiple known vulnerabilities (CVE-2009-0927, CVE-2007-5659, CVE-2008-2992) in Adobe Reader. Static analysis detected these exploits and identified the embedded JavaScript as malicious. The extracted artifacts, including a deobfuscated JavaScript file, indicate that the script is designed to download and execute a second-stage payload, as evidenced by ClamAV detections like 'Js.Exploit.Shellcode-18'.

Heuristics 8

  • 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-36114 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36114
  • 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 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0008_000.js
7e2a83ddffbb0f6c10f5b53ed5f9d820841df99cbbd52d6334c6c84d5c108f17
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 8 at offset 0x1E7 2687 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
4dbf9b487ecb02ecd57690a4d7a97e5c8ecd5754296d4b1c5ff3585c3d7c4ca0
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0xC9A 20099 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Js.Exploit.Shellcode-18
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 11 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).