PDF malware analysis — malicious · 980c610c86caf50b

MALICIOUS

PDF

28.8 KB Created: 2011-72-51 03:25:00 Authoring application: String.fromCharCode

MD5: 522499e2db59aba4d6143f4632b52327 SHA-1: 6897a31dad7e5a7281d7a127fe06fb45360a9ab2 SHA-256: 980c610c86caf50b9164a09682254f80b248bb0588847dab9f40df38dad3b890

356 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1204.002 Malicious File: User Execution T1059.001 Command and Scripting Interpreter: JavaScript

This PDF document leverages multiple critical vulnerabilities (CVE-2009-4324, CVE-2009-0927, CVE-2007-5659, CVE-2008-2992) related to JavaScript execution within PDF metadata. The primary mechanism involves an arithmetic JavaScript stager that concatenates and evaluates strings derived from PDF metadata, ultimately leading to arbitrary code execution. No specific malware family was identified, but the exploitation of these known PDF vulnerabilities indicates a malicious intent to compromise the user's system.

Heuristics 9

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. (identified after JavaScript deobfuscation)
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)
PDF metadata arithmetic JavaScript stager high PDF_INFO_ARITHMETIC_JS_STAGER

PDF metadata hides JavaScript as arithmetic character-code tokens inside document information fields, then a launcher rebuilds it with String.fromCharCode and eval. The decoder is gated on metadata access from the launcher, a large arithmetic token table, and recovered exploit-like JavaScript.
Suspicious extracted artifact high 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.
String.fromCharCode medium PDF_FROMCHARCODE

String.fromCharCode found — used to construct payload strings dynamically
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.

Extracted artifacts 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

Filename	Kind	Source	Size
`javascript_obj0001_000.js` `73f20117f20d6a57bf68da0b2c0ff11d17479de735e61dbfbe8ee6105bcecbbc`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 1 at offset 0x7118	373 bytes
`info_arithmetic_stage_000.js` `ed48736c00da1a57d8602d77a15500ce335fc762f950e28e40a83f549a3441f3`	deobfuscated-js	PDF /Info Title arithmetic JavaScript at offset 0x23	3654 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 11 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).

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