PDF malware analysis — malicious · 6157c46c02b497aa

MALICIOUS

PDF

4.1 KB

MD5: cac244995fc47a6f4469b7ecbb7d966a SHA-1: 3b8d38720db80c64b3fd19b6cf69c92b5696fbe6 SHA-256: 6157c46c02b497aa0469b7daac40e4495740eced5950946f362ccc64289d94ee

216 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution T1059.007 JavaScript

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that utilizes the `util.printf` function, a known indicator for the CVE-2008-2992 vulnerability in Adobe Reader. The JavaScript is heavily obfuscated using `String.fromCharCode` and `eval()` calls, typical for exploit delivery. The deobfuscated JavaScript appears to be a complex sorting algorithm, likely a technique to further obfuscate the actual exploit or payload delivery mechanism. The ML classifier strongly indicates maliciousness.

Machine Learning

Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9999

Heuristics 7

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)
PDF JavaScript exploit cluster critical PDF_JS_EXPLOIT_CLUSTER

PDF combines an executable JavaScript/action surface with exploit staging indicators such as eval/unescape/fromCharCode, XFA script content, or a related CVE pattern. Benign form JavaScript remains low-severity, but this correlated cluster is high-confidence malicious behavior.
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.
String.fromCharCode low PDF_FROMCHARCODE

String.fromCharCode found — used to construct payload strings dynamically. Common in benign JavaScript libraries for codepoint manipulation, so this alone is informational; weaponised use is also caught by the dedicated fromCharCode-stage and exploit-shape rules. (matched inside decoded 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 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

Filename	Kind	Source	Size
`javascript_obj0005_000.js` `cae48a107c84947162d08abf56306bc11944bd7f7bf4a4288bb8b548c78c83b8`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 5 at offset 0x107	20734 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
`numeric_charcode_stage_000.js` `50ddb016891b1b4c65ff8bb797dce2bdf1daa9f4195b4b9c14b91cec832f512f`	deobfuscated-js	numeric char-code string decoded JavaScript at offset 0x115	6104 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 3 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).

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