Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 9a087719ef07ed99…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 2008-31-20 53:85:00 Authoring application: Scribus 1.3.3.12 (via Scribus PDF Library 1.3.3.12)
MD5: 8de3a73ee1491dde5caac5f03017babc SHA-1: 0d0d3692666475eda7424311d54b9a9eaa67dc9c SHA-256: 9a087719ef07ed9913018bae3af3bfaa837227548abfa1787c76a2985338ae04
218 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 JavaScript/Shell T1204.002 Malicious File

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript triggered by the OpenAction, exploiting CVE-2007-5659 (Collab.collectEmailInfo) and CVE-2008-2992 (util.printf). These vulnerabilities allow for arbitrary JavaScript execution, which is likely used to download and execute a second-stage payload. The presence of JavaScript obfuscation indicators further supports this. The file is identified as malicious with a high risk score.

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. (matched in decompressed stream)
  • 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. (matched in decompressed stream)
  • OpenAction trigger high PDF_OPENACTION
    PDF has an /OpenAction — code runs automatically when opened
  • unescape() call high PDF_UNESCAPE
    unescape() found — often used to decode shellcode in PDF JS exploits (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.
  • 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 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0013_001.js
86041e7d188958cc10754aa4dae7c10f39c7eefcb8e2ae2b46baa376929fe0cd
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x3F8 2989 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).