Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 954ef72284668a20…

MALICIOUS

PDF

12.3 KB
MD5: f6b8df9366ab462ace80e395520cf5f3 SHA-1: 0b822cacb104824e3fc7100edcbec8bfa02c0897 SHA-256: 954ef72284668a20b5a48e9fc349795377cba64afea0dcc6cc14f9d6cb51a733
138 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by multiple heuristic firings including 'PDF_JAVASCRIPT' and 'PDF_JS'. The 'CVE_2007_5659' heuristic specifically points to the use of the 'Collab.collectEmailInfo' JavaScript function, which is known to be exploitable. This function is used to launch further malicious code, as suggested by the extraction of deobfuscated JavaScript files. The ClamAV detection further confirms the malicious nature of the file.

Heuristics 5

  • 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-36062 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36062
  • 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_obj0007_000.js
068944f8c011a88ab770b45c6de142b9305a1f515d410204d5eadd9ac2b5bfb3
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x19B 373 bytes
legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js
8321f3b3dbd89ae8901e995c4e07dc6bac9abc6d41963802d6daab268e7887d5
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x2F5 11996 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
legacy_pdfkit_stage_001.js
707c94006c877f03658903d8e2b5da2f3c719fb5f226cfdae4837f81e1e79010
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x2F5 4930 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).