PDF malware analysis — malicious · 4d6e469e8505dd5e

MALICIOUS

PDF

3.3 KB Created: 2005-09-29 09:27:34 UTC Authoring application: Adobe PDF Library 8.0

MD5: d381134b81be9b6271d9c99435ffbbe9 SHA-1: e0e84e2d8ef2d9ed3264d6656d82b0fa853b83ad SHA-256: 4d6e469e8505dd5e0cc0b1afdf57ae7054108116b107e76a21d1619113e22c77

100 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution T1559.001 Component Object Model Hijacking

The critical heuristic firing indicates exploitation of CVE-2010-0188, a vulnerability in Adobe Reader's LibTIFF XFA image processing. This suggests the PDF is designed to execute arbitrary code upon opening. No JavaScript or VBA scripts were extracted, but the PDF structure itself contains the exploit payload.

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.

Filename	Kind	Source	Size
`embedded_file_obj0004.bin` `fb1c39909ec44c631beb90a9cd5ce008c8351b0a8a69828af4472b8bf13f61d8`	pdf-embedded-file	PDF EmbeddedFile object 4 at offset 0x1C6	35879 bytes

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