Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 9f80f3331403fd8f…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.3 KB
MD5: ab87d4523bfa34632a08218cdb64cf38 SHA-1: cbffb7b7fe81fbd8fb75318575f826459c61b6b6 SHA-256: 9f80f3331403fd8fb6d4253355b54dcd8905855939fac1fa4bbc2b2002fa2193
278 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.002 Malicious File

This PDF document contains embedded JavaScript that leverages known vulnerabilities (CVE-2009-0927 and CVE-2008-2992) via OpenAction and eval() calls. The embedded JavaScript is deobfuscated and appears to be designed to download and execute a second-stage payload. The ClamAV signature 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35646' further indicates malicious intent.

Heuristics 8

  • 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)
  • 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 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.
  • OpenAction trigger high PDF_OPENACTION
    PDF has an /OpenAction — code runs automatically when opened
  • eval() call high PDF_EVAL
    eval() found — commonly used for obfuscated exploit execution (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 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0009_000.js
c3fd1d8cb03876ee667dbeb2c1d8a84485e91b82aca80f15109c8f66c02b07c9
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 9 at offset 0xBC 20672 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js
470322895e786a2b3de5763e1d3f879192e8ee2a7c09b09cd9832c0f746ebcb8
deobfuscated-js split-join delimiter stripped JavaScript at offset 0x106 5720 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35646
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 11 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).