MALICIOUS
178
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1204.002 Malicious File
T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and triggers the CVE-2009-0927 vulnerability via the Collab.getIcon method. This indicates the file is designed to exploit this specific PDF vulnerability to execute arbitrary code. The embedded JavaScript streams, though large and potentially obfuscated, are indicative of malicious intent, likely to download and execute a second-stage payload.
Heuristics 6
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Collab.getIcon — CVE-2009-0927 critical CVE exact CVE_2009_0927PDF 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.
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ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.CVE_2009_0927-1 critical CLAMAV_DETECTIONClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.CVE_2009_0927-1
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unescape() call high PDF_UNESCAPEunescape() found — often used to decode shellcode in PDF JS exploits
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JavaScript action low PDF_JAVASCRIPTPDF contains a /JavaScript action. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
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Embedded JS stream low PDF_JSPDF references a /JS stream. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
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Suspicious extracted artifact info EXTRACTED_FILE_STATIC_TRIAGEOne 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 |
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javascript_obj0007_000.jsc5a2047c65a34ea322fb4642730922cf3118f79a8c2912629d23d5177189f4e0 |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x297 | 98608 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
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javascript_obj0007_001.jsc592188c27e4d68c0a8f1a21aecb9221a17150e23b61b0343e04f9ad89472a2e |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x297 | 96790 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
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