PDF malware analysis — malicious · 4ae6704b41c3183b

MALICIOUS

PDF

75.7 KB Created: 2009-12-20 19:48:48 Authoring application: PDF Library 9.8.4 (via PDF Library 1.5.5)

MD5: c48f5ad810c4a2fa4e4939f8c97e7069 SHA-1: 7cbe8a21ca348582b49b8c04f8d49d195e1918c1 SHA-256: 4ae6704b41c3183b71de1cb394c5caece4c058548f8eaac33a62ac310d861a3e

340 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.001 Malicious Link

This PDF file is malicious, as indicated by multiple critical heuristic firings related to known Adobe Reader exploits (CVE-2009-0927, CVE-2007-5659, CVE-2008-2992). These exploits target JavaScript execution within the PDF viewer. An embedded JavaScript file was extracted and deobfuscated, which likely serves as the initial stage for downloading and executing further malicious content. ClamAV detections further confirm its malicious nature.

Heuristics 10

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)
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. (identified after JavaScript deobfuscation)
ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36110 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION

ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36110
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.
ASCIIHexDecode filter (with exploit indicators) medium PDF_FILTER_HEX

Hex-encoding filter present alongside exploit delivery indicators — often used to hide payload or shellcode bytes
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.
PDF differential parser failed info PDF_DIFFERENTIAL_PARSE_FAILED

The cross-check parser (pdfminer.six) failed on this file: PDF differential parser failed: PSSyntaxError. Static heuristics still ran and any of their findings above are valid; only the differential cross-check signal is missing.
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.

Filename	Kind	Source	Size
`javascript_obj0007_000.js` `7703b62205b27c2481d32930ffc93a03b6f5cef6a72ed70920adf064186917df`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5	38238 bytes
`legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js` `98eb7fb67070f666f3a4c921544f053e6518bbae6cb6f4f1b9bc62c6350b312e`	deobfuscated-js	numeric array subtract-key decoded JavaScript at offset 0x1A5	10018 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).

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