Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 95aaaacb9353391c…

MALICIOUS

PDF

9.3 KB
MD5: 2409be4878fc95eb69f249d5adbb0854 SHA-1: 0d844bed7426cfd35a6cb7f0e9cfe074ace8b514 SHA-256: 95aaaacb9353391cf248deb506ba95f244829eac09ff505bbf31c83f4d5894ca
126 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.001 Malicious Link

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that leverages the CVE-2007-5659 vulnerability, specifically using the Collab.collectEmailInfo method. This JavaScript is further obfuscated and decodes a larger JavaScript payload. The primary intent appears to be the execution of this secondary JavaScript, likely to download and execute a further stage payload. No specific family could be identified due to the generic nature of the exploit and obfuscation.

Heuristics 6

  • 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)
  • Annotation subject callee-key hex JavaScript stager high PDF_ANNOT_SUBJECT_CALLEE_HEX_STAGER
    PDF JavaScript uses syncAnnotScan()/getAnnots() to read an indirect annotation /Subject stream, percent-decodes it through marker replacement, then uses a callee.toString()-derived key to decode and eval the final exploit stage.
  • 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.
  • syncAnnotScan annotation-staging primitive low PDF_FOXIT_SYNCANNOTSCAN
    PDF JavaScript calls syncAnnotScan() — a no-op annotation-enumeration primitive used by exploit-kit JavaScript to stage payload reads from annotation /Subject fields before eval(). Not a vulnerable sink itself; rarely seen in legitimate PDFs. (matched in decompressed 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 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0007_000.js
dc37160715dd481d0bf49e7af5079aad16ed0e66896c1ae05ca27000b3e4454e
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x19B 259 bytes
annotation_subject_callee_hex_stage_000.js
0c3b2c22db51c7e64c53e8a504f401743d82a87495bf958b07bd5a02f992f615
deobfuscated-js annotation-subject callee-key decoded JavaScript at offset 0x14A 4998 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
deobfuscated.js
ab8c383c6387136362c128323ebe41a8ae930c726eac7ce363a90c4b4753f9d9
deobfuscated-js PDF JavaScript deobfuscation pass 45618 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).