PDF malware analysis — malicious · 992773b201e22ad1

MALICIOUS

PDF

37.4 KB

MD5: 35d68128d233f8a28007a79b1b0ef2d0 SHA-1: 13174124e33b94e4e60e8ace6952f1eec748d71d SHA-256: 992773b201e22ad1771247fe9f743d30b275a9bb7e3fa0234381755f2a845561

166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that is obfuscated and designed to be executed via the CVE-2007-5659 vulnerability (Collab.collectEmailInfo). The heuristics indicate that this JavaScript acts as a stager, likely downloading and executing a second-stage payload. The presence of U3D content also suggests an exploit attempt. The deobfuscated JavaScript is substantial, indicating complex malicious activity.

Heuristics 7

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)
U3D/3D content in PDF — Adobe Reader 3D parser CVE-family indicator high CVE related PDF_U3D_CVE_RELATED

PDF contains U3D (Universal 3D) or 3D annotation content — CVE-2011-2462 and CVE-2009-3953 are critical vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader's U3D processing that allow arbitrary code execution. U3D content in PDFs is extremely rare in normal documents.
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 4

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

Filename	Kind	Source	Size
`javascript_obj0007_000.js` `9f17df95bc71874fe0f2dcb9f0e8f529cdb3604910d27079f2fbde52cabda2a8`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A2	256 bytes
`annotation_subject_callee_hex_stage_000.js` `6b576a0831a1394301bba0efc22b778e9f46f39c0e296e38c9a220d77e2197cd`	deobfuscated-js	annotation-subject callee-key decoded JavaScript at offset 0x151	5724 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
`deobfuscated.js` `991604528064ad2ef45b8aa39bff96a8aff28c4ac9c6c2dbacc042a77d885ffb`	deobfuscated-js	PDF JavaScript deobfuscation pass	202501 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
`u3d_00_off0000295c.bin` `70cf2aead4823e6d2651c9281eed0aa967449da358f439efb9e8e707421175e0`	pdf-3d-stream	PDF U3D 3D stream at offset 0x295C	28021 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact entropy is 7.79, consistent with packed or encrypted content.

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