PDF malware analysis — malicious · 5365fbf4a66dee3b

MALICIOUS

PDF

12.3 KB

MD5: e948f4fe74bcda3e80ef6b0e3d6f6c5f SHA-1: db1dfe46fe514df279869745de4fddaa8e04ee78 SHA-256: 5365fbf4a66dee3bb7253296e4ff7239e9d09e63a4b1ba66a9e04cc092d850c2

320 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 JavaScript/JScript T1204.002 Malicious File T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that leverages multiple critical vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader, including CVE-2009-4324, CVE-2009-0927, CVE-2007-5659, and CVE-2008-2992. The deobfuscated JavaScript stream indicates an attempt to decode and execute exploit code. This strongly suggests the PDF is designed to compromise the user's system by exploiting these known flaws, likely to download and execute a further stage of malware.

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` `89833b608827ff1f87525faab6238359f2c3af2dc5fda3a920aae1c14e7dcaab`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 76 at offset 0x2C2	11673 bytes
`split_char_table_stage_000.js` `c11b9bd78cf980fbce553e6107d2381e8a72c40439f6360a08f6203bcc7ad64a`	deobfuscated-js	split character-table join decoded JavaScript at offset 0x394	3876 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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