PDF malware analysis — malicious · 99d60ab1fd13ef65

MALICIOUS

PDF

3.6 KB Created: 2008-07-26 19:43:58 Authoring application: Scribus 1.3.3.12 (via Scribus PDF Library 1.3.3.12)

MD5: 6be87ca7193ac930cd4a046d1759252e SHA-1: f06919b30ba12ace6e7d15b9c0634cd1d030a982 SHA-256: 99d60ab1fd13ef65b99fd5168e2c920a1d6ce66462a9b077b0a579292ba7d1c9

296 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.001 Malicious Link

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that utilizes the CVE-2007-5659 vulnerability (Collab.collectEmailInfo) to execute arbitrary code. The JavaScript is obfuscated and layered, with one layer implementing a custom Base64 decoder. This exploit is designed to download and execute a second-stage payload. The file was detected by ClamAV as Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35551.

Heuristics 8

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)
ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35551 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION

ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35551
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.
eval() call high PDF_EVAL

eval() found — commonly used for obfuscated exploit execution (matched inside decoded stream)
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 (matched inside decoded stream)
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_obj0013_000.js` `f0f8d52bdf8f09270f398ac46b74b2b6a31eb65e0909e86e12eeb6f4557303c6`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x3CE	3855 bytes
Detection ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35551 Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
`acroform_b64_00.js` `9fb171615218a698827562686c4fb99a1c7c2276217d2436e4cffb923ec52010`	deobfuscated-js	PDF AcroForm base64 (decompressed) at offset 0x772	2232 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 3 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).

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