PDF malware analysis — malicious · 7b327b22a4dd98b7

MALICIOUS

PDF

5.9 KB Created: 2008-09-24 19:47:56 Authoring application: Adobe (via Notepad)

MD5: 52d3c6d7b6ee37dfb34e60daf72fab27 SHA-1: 1e14a5224339e9379f87ad042a1410ca3ab1d87a SHA-256: 7b327b22a4dd98b7ac7c27d29e9603f736e030dac6da33949c346ad571f1d81c

298 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.002 Malicious File

The PDF document contains embedded JavaScript that leverages known vulnerabilities (CVE-2009-0927 and CVE-2007-5659) to achieve code execution. The critical heuristics indicate the use of `eval()` and specific PDF object exploits. The extracted JavaScript artifacts, particularly `legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js`, are heavily obfuscated but likely responsible for downloading and executing a secondary payload, as suggested by the ClamAV detection on extracted files. The attack pattern is consistent with a PDF-based exploit dropper.

Heuristics 8

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)
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 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

Filename	Kind	Source	Size
`javascript_obj0006_000.js` `9bf8d696fbeb4330fa32ece5304112be68949053d8d94ced7d2a754c1d32ff08`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 6 at offset 0x13DF	897 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` `13c49faff06d7bfcf90e602381bc415f815685b718551a1fd02560139df0f9de`	deobfuscated-js	repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x16E	5057 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).

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