PDF malware analysis — malicious · 5383468f86498685

MALICIOUS

PDF

37.0 KB

MD5: 6158c8ea269eb58d222e62c9e4dbd9b0 SHA-1: b62b802d1163af0d4ddfbb79be8946b3d6efe13c SHA-256: 5383468f86498685c6ab72db40d715917afea5862772c077a93096ab4b01acc2

166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.001 Malicious Link

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and U3D content, indicating an attempt to exploit vulnerabilities. Specifically, the 'CVE_2007_5659' heuristic firing points to the use of 'Collab.collectEmailInfo' to stage and execute JavaScript. The extracted JavaScript files, 'annotation_subject_callee_hex_stage_000.js' and 'deobfuscated.js', likely contain the logic for downloading and executing a secondary payload, which is a common technique for malware delivery. The U3D content may also be used to deliver an exploit.

Heuristics 7

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)
U3D/3D content in PDF — Adobe Reader 3D parser CVE-family indicator high CVE related PDF_U3D_CVE_RELATED

PDF contains U3D (Universal 3D) or 3D annotation content — CVE-2011-2462 and CVE-2009-3953 are critical vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader's U3D processing that allow arbitrary code execution. U3D content in PDFs is extremely rare in normal documents.
Annotation subject callee-key hex JavaScript stager high PDF_ANNOT_SUBJECT_CALLEE_HEX_STAGER

PDF JavaScript uses syncAnnotScan()/getAnnots() to read an indirect annotation /Subject stream, percent-decodes it through marker replacement, then uses a callee.toString()-derived key to decode and eval the final exploit stage.
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.
syncAnnotScan annotation-staging primitive low PDF_FOXIT_SYNCANNOTSCAN

PDF JavaScript calls syncAnnotScan() — a no-op annotation-enumeration primitive used by exploit-kit JavaScript to stage payload reads from annotation /Subject fields before eval(). Not a vulnerable sink itself; rarely seen in legitimate PDFs. (matched in decompressed stream)
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 4

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

Filename	Kind	Source	Size
`javascript_obj0007_000.js` `b9a85ee399db318b3ad68d0755effe289a645a7404fad2094712c8a3fd042920`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A2	244 bytes
`annotation_subject_callee_hex_stage_000.js` `d0110250621c48fe996e01ccbf8ae154c1040a9e72f57392f365709ef9509bdc`	deobfuscated-js	annotation-subject callee-key decoded JavaScript at offset 0x151	5553 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
`deobfuscated.js` `1c51c2a42f04ae49a9c1f8c0779dbf9401df028e74c7642d30ba92f76dd348dd`	deobfuscated-js	PDF JavaScript deobfuscation pass	268198 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
`u3d_00_off000027f5.bin` `70cf2aead4823e6d2651c9281eed0aa967449da358f439efb9e8e707421175e0`	pdf-3d-stream	PDF U3D 3D stream at offset 0x27F5	28021 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact entropy is 7.79, consistent with packed or encrypted content.

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