PDF malware analysis — malicious · 4a506e50d4d221cd

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.6 KB

MD5: 4860eb25400494b1b5ef50a7264a22f2 SHA-1: 12e541278f7f1b8f15e388079bcc9bf130346eb2 SHA-256: 4a506e50d4d221cdf45a78acb23a090da4c15b8b0f91e043c8397b508c2fa2fb

398 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.001 Malicious Link T1204.002 Malicious File

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that utilizes several critical exploits including CVE-2009-4324 (media.newPlayer), CVE-2009-0927 (Collab.getIcon), and CVE-2008-2992 (util.printf). The JavaScript is obfuscated using unescape() and eval() calls, and ClamAV detected it as Js.Exploit.Shellcode-18. This indicates the script is designed to download and execute a secondary payload.

Heuristics 10

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. (matched in decompressed stream)
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. (matched in decompressed stream)
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. (matched in decompressed stream)
ClamAV: Js.Exploit.Shellcode-18 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION

ClamAV detected this file as malware: Js.Exploit.Shellcode-18
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)
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 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

Filename	Kind	Source	Size
`javascript_obj0001_000.js` `b7e3155285bd87f5ad5fdfbf29b62f847967d2a0975c8a071eada6a22fabc491`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 1 at offset 0xA	7229 bytes
Detection ClamAV: Js.Exploit.Shellcode-18 Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 14 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).

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