Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a02a4c81eef0db9d…

MALICIOUS

PDF

5.8 KB Created: 2008-09-24 19:47:56 Authoring application: Adobe (via Notepad)
MD5: 628014aa2443e154cdf4bf7d73bd216c SHA-1: 191e94822048a676f497ad976d618fd5c0a4c3bc SHA-256: a02a4c81eef0db9d89761da8d8961fbfc14a304ff685086cf6388d38063076ca
298 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1204.002 Malicious File T1059.001 JavaScript/JScript T1059.007 JavaScript/JScript

This PDF file exploits CVE-2009-0927 and CVE-2007-5659 vulnerabilities through embedded JavaScript. The JavaScript, found in streams and deobfuscated as 'legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js', is designed to execute shellcode. ClamAV detections 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35931' and 'Js.Exploit.Shellcode-18' further confirm the malicious nature and the presence of exploit code.

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)
  • 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-35931 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35931
  • 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)
  • 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_obj0006_000.js
aa8b620327112c5f25cfe63c67d52fb5c960e7ab19c5bbcb29fe56940ce56857
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 6 at offset 0x1355 863 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js
dcdddfe5cf87575debf20e0bc3f8bb5af70e7a78fda85f46e49bcd9206047fdd
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x16E 4879 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Js.Exploit.Shellcode-18
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 9 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).