Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 4cd704adbd87bd92…

MALICIOUS

PDF

3.3 KB Created: 2005-09-29 09:27:34 UTC Authoring application: Adobe PDF Library 8.0
MD5: 1c9c7ef1d336a1affcee8b21d3f62d3d SHA-1: 65ef43c363e9cc0580c997706171707765140f15 SHA-256: 4cd704adbd87bd924db77cc48aa5780d28387ec8181c1a8cd45b273b634a2d9e
100 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

The sample is a PDF document that exploits the CVE-2010-0188 vulnerability in Adobe Reader's handling of XFA forms and embedded TIFF images. This exploit allows for arbitrary code execution on the victim's machine. No document body text or scripts were extracted, but the critical heuristic firing directly indicates the exploit technique.

Heuristics 6

  • Adobe Reader LibTIFF XFA image exploit — CVE-2010-0188 critical CVE likely CVE_2010_0188
    PDF contains XFA image data with an inline crafted TIFF payload and shellcode/delivery markers. This is the data-bound variant of the CVE-2010-0188 Adobe Reader LibTIFF/XFA exploit shape.
  • 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.
  • Embedded file low PDF_EMBEDDED
    PDF embeds a file attachment — could carry an executable or another weaponised document as a nested payload
  • XFA form low PDF_XFA
    PDF uses XML Forms Architecture — can contain script logic
  • AcroForm button with action trigger low PDF_ACROFORM_BUTTON
    PDF contains a /Btn form field together with a SubmitForm/URI/Launch/JS trigger — this is the building block of fake 'Download' or 'Open' button overlays used in PDF phishing lures

Extracted artifacts 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
embedded_file_obj0004.bin
d50601bade1e35ec413926d58478d1aa3278437367a8e93d758b79435ff2cc04
pdf-embedded-file PDF EmbeddedFile object 4 at offset 0x1C6 35879 bytes