Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 48de569fbd146084…

MALICIOUS

PDF

5.7 KB Created: 2008-09-24 19:47:56 Authoring application: Adobe (via Notepad)
MD5: 172d8766816d9c03164dbc7f7e4ff413 SHA-1: f61f819098afd63b805b0715cabffad1ecfc1ed2 SHA-256: 48de569fbd146084438273f069ad3aa17f7d1c21b560119289e90f7622b94bb9
298 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

This PDF document exploits CVE-2009-0927 and CVE-2007-5659 vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader. The embedded JavaScript, which is obfuscated and then deobfuscated, is designed to execute arbitrary code. ClamAV detections further confirm the malicious nature of the file and its extracted artifacts.

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)
  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35931 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35931
  • 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.
  • eval() call high PDF_EVAL
    eval() found — commonly used for obfuscated exploit execution (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 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0006_000.js
36232f011102a7b39459d4e9b4d6847a8bd46c52229b8fbee0cbccfde731f352
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 6 at offset 0x1353 729 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js
92ee9f88c03f15c1ac5764c57b33d0c4ef5f52dbae458e11bb629ab83655d43b
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x16E 4895 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).