PDF malware analysis — malicious · 4b8dab5553f8e70e

MALICIOUS

PDF

11.9 KB

MD5: 2dfa6aca5139c86f2602746b5d72b13e SHA-1: 09a8d3e606ccd4b4973d09b4eb380d4d84446832 SHA-256: 4b8dab5553f8e70e0f8aaabbb9933aa47744b1c4e569662e0815ce6ce5975f90

320 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1204 Malicious File Execution T1204.002 Malicious File Execution: Malicious PDF T1059.001 Command and Scripting Interpreter: JavaScript

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that exploits multiple known Adobe Reader vulnerabilities (CVE-2009-4324, CVE-2009-0927, CVE-2007-5659, CVE-2008-2992). The JavaScript is obfuscated and decoded using a split character-table join method, typical of exploit delivery. ClamAV also identified the file as Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36808, confirming its malicious nature.

Heuristics 8

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. (identified after JavaScript deobfuscation)
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-36808 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION

ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36808
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.

Filename	Kind	Source	Size
`javascript_obj0076_000.js` `763d119036186b244f7627452c77d729089b422a966a23999bd640f2a6bf9c2b`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 76 at offset 0x2C2	11311 bytes
`split_char_table_stage_000.js` `8e4c05f5c597bd96a427d286cb288f929f50ba1608f29e7efd5a1b5d184c5750`	deobfuscated-js	split character-table join decoded JavaScript at offset 0x394	3852 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 11 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).

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