Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 58353992f998bd90…

MALICIOUS

PDF

5.7 KB Created: 2008-09-24 19:47:56 Authoring application: Adobe (via Notepad)
MD5: 9ec17ed8f6d2c48ce920b584c976e45b SHA-1: 5ee489940e6b3175e70cf0451a447b82ce742ee1 SHA-256: 58353992f998bd9028bc9c0d5209b52dd19b32043c174d1ec51b133a39f4e69e
358 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.001 Malicious Link T1204.002 Malicious File

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that exploits multiple known Adobe Acrobat vulnerabilities, specifically CVE-2009-0927, CVE-2007-5659, and CVE-2008-2992. These exploits are triggered by JavaScript API sinks like Collab.getIcon, Collab.collectEmailInfo, and util.printf. The embedded JavaScript streams, including deobfuscated versions, indicate the execution of malicious code. ClamAV detections further confirm its malicious nature, identifying it as Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35931 and Js.Exploit.Shellcode-18.

Heuristics 9

  • 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-35931 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35931
  • ClamAV detection on extracted artifact critical EXTRACTED_FILE_CLAMAV
    ClamAV flagged at least one file extracted from inside this sample. Even when the wrapping document carries no AV detection of its own, a hit on the carved artifact is a strong indicator the sample is a delivery vehicle.
  • eval() call high PDF_EVAL
    eval() found — commonly used for obfuscated exploit execution (matched inside decoded stream)
  • 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 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0006_000.js
b00d51040b56b18cdd06dbf1188dbe0eab6232d5862f7806cb7e7f4414be5faa
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 6 at offset 0x1314 856 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js
3567ecc58e6aa4f7a277670c62708262ca25734da3b9ca410ed4902a8c0abff8
deobfuscated-js metadata placeholder percent-decoded JavaScript at offset 0x16E 4845 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Js.Exploit.Shellcode-18
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 9 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
legacy_pdfkit_stage_001.js
186e37b65d3c688034c6a33e7d10f79ada1b8705daacc7a9ea48d12bea94d61d
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x16E 4841 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Js.Exploit.Shellcode-18
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 9 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).