PDF malware analysis — malicious · 46a97c65cbe0d225

MALICIOUS

PDF

131.1 KB

MD5: a2c5af7b6241fc24cfe3f5f3587cc82c SHA-1: 6e41e6f8bdc08a768214103a5a77f51080605e24 SHA-256: 46a97c65cbe0d2257bba123473a92b9196aeac7ddd57355fa1dfb07548fdf1b1

318 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.002 Malicious File

The PDF file contains multiple critical heuristic firings indicating exploitation of CVE-2009-0927, CVE-2007-5659, and CVE-2008-2992 through embedded JavaScript. The deobfuscated JavaScript file 'legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js' was also extracted, and ClamAV detected both the original PDF and the extracted artifact as malicious exploits. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for downloading and executing a second-stage payload, a common technique for initial access.

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-36307 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION

ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36307
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.

Filename	Kind	Source	Size
`javascript_obj0008_000.js` `6e907fc67615d327b0f320d36a206ceecd742d26ab035bebcd3399cf285d94be`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 8 at offset 0x1E7	5294 bytes
Detection ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36307 Obfuscation or payload: unlikely
`legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js` `3d30cc4175c60f6b310e5ae504e872b74460b0b668219bc2cbd35a3359583056`	deobfuscated-js	repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x16C9	6102 bytes
Detection ClamAV: Js.Exploit.Shellcode-18 Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 11 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).

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