Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 530a31a4fbdd889d…

MALICIOUS

PDF

3.4 KB Created: 2005-09-29 09:27:34 UTC Authoring application: Adobe PDF Library 8.0
MD5: 7a543e6404899a78cc98aa0d31918e2b SHA-1: 5df388a5b63467fc95d8c901987410d7eed6f77b SHA-256: 530a31a4fbdd889dda1ac06527604dbb18f377155d149e443c26247eaadac5ca
100 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

This PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and an embedded file, indicating malicious intent. A critical heuristic firing identified the CVE-2010-0188 exploit targeting Adobe Reader's LibTIFF component within an XFA image. This exploit is designed to achieve arbitrary code execution, likely to download and run a secondary payload. The presence of JavaScript and an embedded file further supports this attack vector.

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
6bcb4b44f688d2de22f22cbf8100ea90c49e41377e879d44231871c62fec6486
pdf-embedded-file PDF EmbeddedFile object 4 at offset 0x1C6 35879 bytes