Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 448c6756682fa1eb…

MALICIOUS

PDF

69.5 KB
MD5: f98a3ac61eb567a9fc5fb8ee60556ab2 SHA-1: a9507f038f09df91c3c2f03f87abaa9bd2564077 SHA-256: 448c6756682fa1ebe8adfb1dfa0d3afa6ced4260b49f3e62c120ff5698145d3b
318 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 JavaScript/JScript T1204.002 Malicious File

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that leverages multiple known vulnerabilities (CVE-2009-0927, CVE-2007-5659, CVE-2008-2992) through the use of `Collab.getIcon`, `Collab.collectEmailInfo`, and `util.printf`. The JavaScript is obfuscated but appears to be designed to download and execute a secondary payload, as indicated by ClamAV detections on extracted artifacts like `legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js`. The overall intent is to exploit PDF viewer weaknesses for initial execution.

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: Win.Trojan.Agent-36169 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Win.Trojan.Agent-36169
  • 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
a7dcdcd4c03ed559fb4a4d1581daf7123b1b81b67246dd921cadc536d46aa9af		 pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 8 at offset 0x1E7 1903 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36169
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely
legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js
045518b5d2528577a99478a4ee42221cb398fddde352f769a61e51f91dc8c1d3		 deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x98A 4560 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Js.Exploit.Shellcode-18
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 9 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).

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