PDF malware analysis — malicious · 4d9cb4d98f0e72ec

MALICIOUS

PDF

9.9 KB Created: 2010-06-06 12:38:58 Authoring application: Pwezicohibemadafi (via c7b96Swasezoka)

MD5: 216e221f53e3ccdb4b244cf332e2ecf1 SHA-1: d559e31a54c7a57f369097b93b778fd2dc49a554 SHA-256: 4d9cb4d98f0e72ec2f0063fcd69a7d9ba0067f9c5f40e81d5444ad95be566273

298 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1204.002 Malicious File: User Execution: Malicious File T1059.001 Command and Scripting Interpreter: JavaScript T1059.007 Command and Scripting Interpreter: JavaScript

The PDF file contains multiple critical heuristic firings indicating the exploitation of several known Adobe Reader vulnerabilities (CVE-2009-4324, CVE-2009-0927, CVE-2007-5659, CVE-2008-2992). These vulnerabilities are triggered by obfuscated JavaScript embedded within the document, which is likely designed to download and execute a secondary payload. The presence of 'page_word_xor_stage_000.js' further supports this, indicating a staged execution approach.

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)
OpenAction trigger high PDF_OPENACTION

PDF has an /OpenAction — code runs automatically when opened
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_obj0017_000.js` `dfaf0df11780b2f40266faa477fe5440b90e0d3d484dce0dd1abec0223b6c294`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 17 at offset 0x19D2	4002 bytes
`page_word_xor_stage_000.js` `11237b14b2d926c1daa1be5764d141d4c89c61662ae20b931152c525001fe2dd`	deobfuscated-js	page-word XOR decoded JavaScript (decompressed, key=0xEE) at offset 0x7D1	3028 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 4 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).

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