PDF malware analysis — malicious · a09c1dd9ed9204ba

MALICIOUS

PDF

92.8 KB

MD5: 69af4823a96bbd9c810ea9d0a13e3149 SHA-1: 127d47163cf078d8345748648093e935c9ae547f SHA-256: a09c1dd9ed9204ba171f54de2a123fc8b7bd6d39b58cbdcabc676dcfc6fc5604

78 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 JavaScript T1204.002 Malicious Link

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. The critical CVE-2009_4324 heuristic specifically points to the exploitation of a vulnerability related to media.newPlayer, likely triggered by the embedded JavaScript. The deobfuscated JavaScript, legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js, appears to be constructing a URL and executing it, suggesting it downloads and runs a second-stage payload. The obfuscated nature of the script and the use of a known exploit indicate a malicious intent.

Heuristics 4

media.newPlayer — CVE-2009-4324 critical CVE exact CVE_2009_4324

PDF JavaScript calls media.newPlayer — CVE-2009-4324 is a use-after-free in Adobe Reader's multimedia plugin triggered by media.newPlayer(). Actively exploited as a zero-day in December 2009. (identified after JavaScript deobfuscation)
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 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

Filename	Kind	Source	Size
`javascript_obj0008_000.js` `66d0d756e72abd727222720e067615a215ef072d6004bb9ff610aaca84139fa6`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 8 at offset 0x1E7	2578 bytes
`legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js` `ada8be7fcbbba2749cefe5122fc7e86dce72eb1b6eeddf6c5a324ca92ef02182`	deobfuscated-js	repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0xC2D	2546 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
`legacy_pdfkit_stage_001.js` `42025b552c7960b53abcd8cd732b01c8d109eccfdfefc352b9826c4d5807d414`	deobfuscated-js	cross-stage annotation API aliases at offset 0x1E7	81 bytes

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