PDF malware analysis — malicious · 98b3d12ba9b3256f

MALICIOUS

PDF

102.6 KB

MD5: 23b90c7bb821fabc854db29b413c0b23 SHA-1: 02b49f7c30b6ef33e1650f278b383400b14c44be SHA-256: 98b3d12ba9b3256f5b2a4a2b09f0023e98c992b2ba8bfe59a8154049c2278899

360 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 JavaScript/Shell Scripting T1204.002 Malicious File: User Execution: Malicious File T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application

This PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that utilizes character-table indexing to obfuscate its true content, a common technique for exploiting older Adobe Reader vulnerabilities. Specifically, it targets CVE-2009-4324 (media.newPlayer), CVE-2009-0927 (Collab.getIcon), CVE-2007-5659 (Collab.collectEmailInfo), and CVE-2008-2992 (util.printf). The deobfuscated JavaScript is likely designed to download and execute a secondary malicious payload.

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)
ClamAV: Pdf.Trojan.Agent-36936 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION

ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Trojan.Agent-36936
Character-table JavaScript eval stager high PDF_JS_CHAR_TABLE_EVAL_STAGER

PDF JavaScript reconstructs an exploit stage by indexing into a small character table, appending hundreds of one-character fragments, joining the array, and evaluating the result. This static fallback fires only after the bounded decoder recovers an exploit-like stage, so it catches this obfuscation even when no single CVE API signature is available.
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_obj0076_000.js` `6f014a63ac26a1120e6cf577773ca9fc5366259a48658078b26e03c343bf656a`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 76 at offset 0x2C2	96459 bytes
`char_table_stage_000.js` `3462bbf3f17b06d1da2f191688105265df4a0b38767e840eed93bb48e538ef8d`	deobfuscated-js	char-table indexed JavaScript (PDF /JS object 76) at offset 0x2EF	3864 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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