PDF malware analysis — malicious · 97cf2121acafdf41

MALICIOUS

PDF

11.9 KB Created: 2009-11-23 19:42:74 Authoring application: PDF Library 5.4.6 (via PDF Library 8.5.9)

MD5: 22dbef5e481eba3191c514bdd07e2ec7 SHA-1: c37216cad692f4041dde96387cb13185d0aeccd3 SHA-256: 97cf2121acafdf4186bad512cb030fad7b18c5771de12dd86dfa61c3bf812a29

278 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.001 Malicious Link

The PDF exploits multiple critical vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader, specifically targeting Collab.getIcon, Collab.collectEmailInfo, and util.printf functions. The embedded JavaScript, identified as legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js, is heavily obfuscated but static analysis indicates it likely downloads and executes a second-stage payload. This is further supported by ClamAV detection of Js.Exploit.Shellcode-18 on an extracted artifact.

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` `8d908d4d6465a325ada5b62f419ea9399f5868081809a5a5c74947ee4922ceb2`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x268	37345 bytes
`legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js` `2d02449b711c340efb8974f9b5fa629fc676d072c2b76cb8b785b6cab49f279e`	deobfuscated-js	numeric array subtract-key decoded JavaScript at offset 0x268	9874 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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