PDF malware analysis — malicious · 8a5ca19ea217fe6f

MALICIOUS

PDF

3.5 KB Created: 2008-31-20 53:85:00 Authoring application: Scribus 1.3.3.12 (via Scribus PDF Library 1.3.3.12)

MD5: f7a084e95f1001ac0e03b2874e6d91f3 SHA-1: 6f1443e77ea46230e6608fcec3d2fe732199cef2 SHA-256: 8a5ca19ea217fe6f6a01cda654763c7de1d172a0a63bac6cd48c43b3849b450b

166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 JavaScript/JScript T1204.002 Malicious File

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript triggered by the OpenAction, which is a common technique for exploiting PDF vulnerabilities. The critical CVE-2007-5659 heuristic indicates the use of a specific exploit targeting `Collab.collectEmailInfo`. The JavaScript is obfuscated using `eval()` and `String.fromCharCode`, suggesting it's designed to download and execute a second-stage payload. The presence of multiple JavaScript streams and the `pdf-javascript-stream` artifact further support this.

Heuristics 7

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)
OpenAction trigger high PDF_OPENACTION

PDF has an /OpenAction — code runs automatically when opened
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_obj0013_001.js` `05e176c9a5be6d0f5a4a723f2d79f99c56b8668c50e75d8bbe04df3da59c24d2`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x3D7	12947 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 3 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
`numeric_charcode_stage_000.js` `0f88eb18a20fab23bdb9a5c24eea6b676497a404958d033c226f2a7350f2c5c4`	deobfuscated-js	numeric char-code string decoded JavaScript at offset 0x445	3924 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).

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