PDF malware analysis — malicious · 41ed59528381d615

MALICIOUS

PDF

16.1 KB Authoring application: sli

MD5: 193d46afe366361404b3b9680ae13df9 SHA-1: 8d00eb2b31dab34537dd3643daf5416359558ed8 SHA-256: 41ed59528381d61510bb525cbad3f558571b99ab5a3a088d3b86ddd2e6e7204e

418 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.001 Malicious Link T1059.007 JavaScript

The PDF file contains obfuscated JavaScript that utilizes character-table decoding and eval functions, indicative of exploit techniques targeting Adobe Reader vulnerabilities such as CVE-2009-4324, CVE-2009-0927, CVE-2007-5659, and CVE-2008-2992. The presence of ClamAV detections for 'Pdf.Exploit.Dropped-91' and 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36839' on extracted artifacts further supports that this PDF is designed to deliver and execute malicious code. The primary intent appears to be the exploitation of a PDF reader vulnerability to download and execute a secondary payload.

Heuristics 10

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.Dropped-91 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION

ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Dropped-91
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.
Large character-table JavaScript eval stager high PDF_JS_LARGE_CHAR_TABLE_EVAL_STAGER

PDF JavaScript contains a large numeric index array, a short character table, an indirect eval sink, and a long loop that reconstructs a hidden stage. This is an exploit-kit staging technique even when the recovered first stage is still encoded.
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.

Filename	Kind	Source	Size
`javascript_obj0076_000.js` `5ae5d108c050fa8a81be1ecb0115e8012ccec0080e2f58a46d0587c6db08602f`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 76 at offset 0x3FE	15312 bytes
Detection ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36839 Obfuscation or payload: unlikely
`array_char_table_stage_000.js` `0be0fac0039a4aa8f2d3295fb2392589e916ccb5d359a5b538b41ee2326b5284`	deobfuscated-js	array character-table decoded JavaScript at offset 0x42A	3848 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 11 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).

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