PDF malware analysis — malicious · 587f0e0f41b5212d

MALICIOUS

PDF

9.2 KB Authoring application: Gutibeqhxadio (via addb9Tovaztdifua)

MD5: ee19d9f257f03d8901efac83f351528b SHA-1: 292bff17e915b1a98ae316638e2e65318ed6ada9 SHA-256: 587f0e0f41b5212d8f60b118a9fa0d40f4fb0f1f8b4b6ea1a635b7bca82d9a66

298 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.001 Malicious Link

The PDF file contains multiple critical heuristic firings indicating the exploitation of several CVEs (CVE-2009-4324, CVE-2009-0927, CVE-2007-5659, CVE-2008-2992) through XOR-decoded JavaScript. This JavaScript is embedded within the PDF and triggered by an OpenAction, suggesting an attempt to automatically execute malicious code upon opening. The primary intent appears to be the download and execution of a second-stage payload, as indicated by the presence of deobfuscated JavaScript artifacts.

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)
OpenAction trigger high PDF_OPENACTION

PDF has an /OpenAction — code runs automatically when opened
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_obj0016_000.js` `a4e0f457dc9feacc647ee92de8059e30f890ed6828c5880053a575d61c3146a0`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 16 at offset 0x165B	4262 bytes
`page_word_xor_stage_000.js` `ebde844d6ce036c1d6264f27b073157d7a124c07a856b37ec2d07d4a536ee82b`	deobfuscated-js	page-word XOR decoded JavaScript (decompressed, key=0x27) at offset 0x7A9	3050 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 4 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).

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