PDF malware analysis — malicious · 910ed361265a2ef0

MALICIOUS

PDF

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

MD5: b1eacf02bc1ec3e366784fcb1b234c31 SHA-1: f8806371ee136023d05c4b8f1fe7152438935d93 SHA-256: 910ed361265a2ef00dea70a6d8d1f51fe8ec20b49e03c080eaa3f24336744016

158 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.002 Malicious File T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains embedded JavaScript, triggered by an OpenAction, which leverages the CVE-2009-4324 vulnerability (media.newPlayer). The JavaScript is obfuscated and appears to be designed to download and execute a second-stage payload. The specific exploit and obfuscation suggest a malicious intent, likely for further system compromise.

Heuristics 6

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.
OpenAction trigger high PDF_OPENACTION

PDF has an /OpenAction — code runs automatically when opened
unescape() call high PDF_UNESCAPE

unescape() found — often used to decode shellcode in PDF JS exploits
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_obj0013_001.js` `60067434cb495b7b67c70f551e2486904a1c0aad9dd89918cb8c6137601ffd7c`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x39B	2651 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 3 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).

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