PDF malware analysis — malicious · 4466145ec6305e7d

MALICIOUS

PDF

72.5 KB Created: 2009-11-17 19:45:84 Authoring application: PDF Library 1.6.3 (via PDF Library 3.5.6)

MD5: 0023bc5daf2a02ff58a42647334a4298 SHA-1: cf05c0ac4c7417f221fc5042b4aca8d76f129b28 SHA-256: 4466145ec6305e7dbcb1d6350e3c0fd25692c7aed4fa0774a8cd02fab980e02d

338 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 JavaScript T1204.002 Malicious JavaScript

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that leverages multiple critical vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader, specifically CVE-2009-0927, CVE-2007-5659, and CVE-2008-2992. Static analysis indicates that this JavaScript is designed to download and execute a second-stage payload, as evidenced by the ClamAV detection of 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36110' and 'Js.Exploit.Shellcode-18' on extracted artifacts. The exploit appears to be delivered via a legacy PDF exploit kit.

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-36110 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION

ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36110
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.
ASCIIHexDecode filter (with exploit indicators) medium PDF_FILTER_HEX

Hex-encoding filter present alongside exploit delivery indicators — often used to hide payload or shellcode bytes
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_obj0007_000.js` `77ad4f30f27d51a3e191433760cdb0a708405d5c51f79bb66179787027bb276b`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5	36635 bytes
`legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js` `7a412c02dcb205af1f37a3a7501acc4a26d39e091d42fd697d706fd6ee2c7181`	deobfuscated-js	numeric array subtract-key decoded JavaScript at offset 0x1A5	9610 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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