PDF malware analysis — malicious · 7878a239f99f1961

MALICIOUS

PDF

5.8 KB

MD5: 576d19d362390729bc6a4afcfc6fbade SHA-1: f271a385e7b2d626edc15134e5b196d59a5012af SHA-256: 7878a239f99f1961b7d85b5c693ca46a34f1c7321ff2bef932bf92cc5a09d6e9

178 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1204.002 Malicious File

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by multiple heuristic firings including PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS. A critical finding is the exploitation of CVE-2008-2992 via a util.printf call within a decompressed stream. This suggests the file is designed to leverage this specific vulnerability to execute arbitrary code. The presence of obfuscated JavaScript and a ClamAV detection for Heuristics.PDF.ObfuscatedNameObject further supports a malicious intent, likely to download and execute a secondary payload.

Heuristics 6

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. (matched in decompressed stream)
ClamAV: Heuristics.PDF.ObfuscatedNameObject critical CLAMAV_DETECTION

ClamAV detected this file as malware: Heuristics.PDF.ObfuscatedNameObject
unescape() call high PDF_UNESCAPE

unescape() found — often used to decode shellcode in PDF JS exploits (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 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

Filename	Kind	Source	Size
`javascript_obj0006_000.js` `02b57badc97ceb6e4cc90c83aa9da7a12fb96e4b81fe20b0a4c0e3d81fe1a818`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 6 at offset 0x197	5027 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 3 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).

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