Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 557aaf42c377ad67…

MALICIOUS

PDF

3.3 KB Created: 2005-09-29 09:27:34 UTC Authoring application: Adobe PDF Library 8.0
MD5: 5cb359acd391a5344d5e7a69461ecf8e SHA-1: c8808b00b67b9db172b3c2da93fe4e48aa9a753e SHA-256: 557aaf42c377ad679c5c4060a242534ab09e21db4cc058bdc5a7cc37b81a6a59
100 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and an XFA form, which are commonly used to deliver exploits. Specifically, the critical heuristic firing indicates the presence of a CVE-2010-0188 exploit targeting Adobe Reader's LibTIFF component. This exploit allows for arbitrary code execution, likely to download and run a secondary 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.

FilenameKindSourceSize
embedded_file_obj0004.bin
eec8acd6786cc249003f0f4423cc4db3956ab6d9baf7414d5399cb8003bff0a9
pdf-embedded-file PDF EmbeddedFile object 4 at offset 0x1C6 35879 bytes