PDF malware analysis — malicious · 47c72d028910e06d

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.6 KB Created: 2008-08-06 01:42:27 Authoring application: Scribus 1.3.3.12 (via Scribus PDF Library 1.3.3.12)

MD5: 6ce6f9b5f38463fd50fb1aa965b86c80 SHA-1: 380635ba31583d21afd5847ef09e4c7b2c28bdbb SHA-256: 47c72d028910e06d26b220ff591a6d149a745f04d141204ddfb464141b27b8be

196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.002 Malicious File T1566.002 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript triggered by an OpenAction, exploiting CVE-2007-5659 via the Collab.collectEmailInfo method. This JavaScript is likely designed to download and execute a secondary payload. The presence of obfuscated JavaScript and the specific exploit used indicate a malicious intent to compromise the user's system.

Heuristics 6

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. (matched in decompressed stream)
OpenAction trigger high PDF_OPENACTION

PDF has an /OpenAction — code runs automatically when opened
unescape() call high PDF_UNESCAPE

unescape() found — often used to decode shellcode in PDF JS exploits (matched inside decoded stream)
Suspicious extracted artifact high 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.
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.

Extracted artifacts 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

Filename	Kind	Source	Size
`javascript_obj0001_000.js` `b75608d557107ef8a2d071aa3218fb1d7891ba52e0bbbd9516248b21111bb241`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 1 at offset 0xF	34 bytes
`javascript_obj0013_001.js` `d25bc4c6aca7eafe7bb82d8766322872626752991abd453c5a68a747f4902e90`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x379	2411 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 3 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).

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