Malicious PDF / .PHP — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 47c40565cdc0c703…

MALICIOUS

PDF / .PHP

4.6 KB Created: 2009-01-35 62:12:26 Authoring application: Adobe
MD5: 5f050a035f053698cf74c65249872d9e SHA-1: 04797e64de439ed52e98f0c951e3f7ba5708ccc6 SHA-256: 47c40565cdc0c703c75baedbda9f2ede873ffc93f2fac4de19a533cff41c53d1
298 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.002 Malicious Link

The sample is a PDF file that contains multiple JavaScript streams. Critical heuristics indicate exploitation of CVE-2009-4324 (media.newPlayer), CVE-2009-0927 (Collab.getIcon), and CVE-2007-5659 (Collab.collectEmailInfo). These vulnerabilities are used to execute JavaScript, which is further obfuscated and likely decodes to a payload. An extracted artifact was also detected by ClamAV as Js.Exploit.Shellcode-18, reinforcing the malicious nature of the embedded script.

Heuristics 8

  • 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)
  • 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.
  • 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 6

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0032_000.js
1e8b86d7bb68f599ea29341b70498b4f7d03686a0e678c25390a5c0432628655
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 32 at offset 0xCAC 109 bytes
javascript_obj0034_001.js
fbe981ddccc84f3c990185e0b94b2baba60b4a329c845390af917778f94e72a1
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 34 at offset 0xD68 183 bytes
javascript_obj0036_002.js
5ff9f4f5eb5239dcc888fbb2fcde54a1fffbe2dbd85e40e8c3427fe82a07295a
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 36 at offset 0xEDE 198 bytes
javascript_obj0038_003.js
91c6d05feed2a7c5a1a6cf59a36649013743cf78ce86541e268cc2c1db227c7d
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 38 at offset 0xFC6 38 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
javascript_obj0078_004.js
bc8faa385ef009b1d1b34651903412c5e87a38b60c23dc36a13b7af399bd41f9
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 78 at offset 0xE47 32 bytes
legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js
6a1875c679f63fb7741666629ca45c813f78e66f8c301198fcfb137e935d8161
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x20C 6429 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Js.Exploit.Shellcode-18
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 12 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).