Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 889bebf5eb646348…

MALICIOUS

PDF

21.4 KB
MD5: a4c5e6b87ebc743e2f650e1efec18bad SHA-1: 8555872cd4457ba9c7cdb135857458cfafc9bc96 SHA-256: 889bebf5eb646348e2bafa1c05df5bf3b7d48187c2c4b168dbb4b403756c7207
78 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 JavaScript/JScript T1204.002 Malicious File Execution: User Execution: Malicious File

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that exploits the CVE-2009-4324 vulnerability, specifically targeting the media.newPlayer functionality. The deobfuscated JavaScript indicates an attempt to execute further stages, likely downloading and running a second-stage payload. The presence of obfuscated JavaScript and the specific CVE exploit strongly suggest a malicious intent to compromise the user's system.

Heuristics 4

  • 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)
  • 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_obj0008_000.js
81e80caa75e525511592a4c26a56d46b259367f49406de14371dbb540bf95c45
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 8 at offset 0x1E7 2221 bytes
legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js
c3df0b6d669953258363ab802ac0d32c63d5685d76eb2e0ad1f70f86b924f691
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0xAC8 1256 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
legacy_pdfkit_stage_001.js
42025b552c7960b53abcd8cd732b01c8d109eccfdfefc352b9826c4d5807d414
deobfuscated-js cross-stage annotation API aliases at offset 0x1E7 81 bytes