Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 412a07013e31f27a…

MALICIOUS

PDF

7.8 KB Created: 2010-08-11 05:56:21 Authoring application: W0n8JD5 (via vADiHYbz5496G)
MD5: 995cf551d90f351b5a613b2bdadf290e SHA-1: a0cc09c97c4d533da382c720452b19abee51411d SHA-256: 412a07013e31f27a11779a55c0dfe1b30a2ccd6ba65cc59c6af1971bae42d0c2
338 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.001 User Execution: Malicious Link T1204.002 User Execution: Malicious File

This PDF file is malicious, exploiting multiple known vulnerabilities including CVE-2009-0927 (Collab.getIcon), CVE-2007-5659 (Collab.collectEmailInfo), and CVE-2008-2992 (util.printf). It contains embedded JavaScript which is triggered by the OpenAction, indicating an attempt to execute arbitrary code. The primary intent appears to be downloading and executing a second-stage payload, as suggested by the heuristic firings and the presence of a large JavaScript object. No specific family could be identified.

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. (matched in decompressed stream)
  • 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. (matched in decompressed stream)
  • 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. (matched in decompressed stream)
  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.CVE_2009_0927-1 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.CVE_2009_0927-1
  • OpenAction trigger high PDF_OPENACTION
    PDF has an /OpenAction — code runs automatically when opened
  • unescape() call high PDF_UNESCAPE
    unescape() found — often used to decode shellcode in PDF JS exploits (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 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0007_000.js
8750232ce7d328cdfc6f84931b4325d96204cf908abe07d502638fca1336b018
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x248 6742 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 7 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).