PDF malware analysis — malicious · 95e810da6deecfed

MALICIOUS

PDF

12.1 KB Created: 2009-11-23 19:42:28 Authoring application: PDF Library 9.4.10 (via PDF Library 10.6.7)

MD5: ead87228076f89164592650b9eb78ee7 SHA-1: b71a4051a3f14d87aebcbe8ca7fba18db833a3c2 SHA-256: 95e810da6deecfed484d03e4775d167947aebe79e0840e7930b26372b6ec2fdb

278 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.001 Malicious Link T1059.007 JavaScript

The PDF exploits multiple critical vulnerabilities including CVE-2009-0927, CVE-2007-5659, and CVE-2008-2992, all related to the execution of embedded JavaScript. Static analysis identified a deobfuscated JavaScript file ('legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js') which was detected by ClamAV as 'Js.Exploit.Shellcode-18'. This indicates the script is designed to download and execute a second-stage payload.

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)
ClamAV detection on extracted artifact critical EXTRACTED_FILE_CLAMAV

ClamAV flagged at least one file extracted from inside this sample. Even when the wrapping document carries no AV detection of its own, a hit on the carved artifact is a strong indicator the sample is a delivery vehicle.
ASCIIHexDecode filter (with exploit indicators) medium PDF_FILTER_HEX

Hex-encoding filter present alongside exploit delivery indicators — often used to hide payload or shellcode bytes
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` `9c1e14db3fa61327a639751c4c3e66afc08280595211d47d975ecfa0aa969f1f`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x268	37860 bytes
`legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js` `754c6daca0efb6831016466986e69720a834af415ba3088a48d5a37aa82e1566`	deobfuscated-js	numeric array subtract-key decoded JavaScript at offset 0x268	9880 bytes
Detection ClamAV: Js.Exploit.Shellcode-18 Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 9 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).

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