PDF malware analysis — malicious · 8984cbbeaec266a5

MALICIOUS

PDF

10.9 KB

MD5: 2cac1cf12e4ff2e0c7bd7e733277db1d SHA-1: 5d6c7ed814e7e6594e46934eb6063121bbda3f59 SHA-256: 8984cbbeaec266a579b05f43fa0f597cbf414d7e65041c92fb675ba08f40652a

328 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.001 Malicious Link T1204.002 Malicious File

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript that leverages multiple known Adobe Reader vulnerabilities, specifically CVE-2009-0927, CVE-2007-5659, and CVE-2008-2992. The JavaScript is obfuscated using variable concatenation and the unescape() function, indicating an attempt to hide its malicious actions. The primary goal appears to be the exploitation of these vulnerabilities to download and execute a secondary payload.

Machine Learning

Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000

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)
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)
Multi-CVE Adobe Reader JavaScript exploit kit critical PDF_ADOBE_READER_MULTI_CVE_JS_KIT

One recovered JavaScript stage contains multiple version-gated Adobe Reader exploit branches. This is stronger evidence than independent API keywords: the PDF is selecting old Reader vulnerabilities by viewer version and running heap-sprayed Acrobat JavaScript exploit paths.
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 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

Filename	Kind	Source	Size
`javascript_obj0007_000.js` `0b43e04ca8f4c6b3e4a771d988a2997cdde474fc4cf73e6ec52cbc7d201adae7`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x233	48062 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 261 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
`unescape_var_concat_stage_000.js` `b213e6c5df3385c9b67b06a252a79c4bea475e5db7bf733858642370e36d11e8`	deobfuscated-js	unescape variable-concat decoded JavaScript (decompressed) at offset 0x285	6784 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).

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