Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a11beabb1ff009b4…

MALICIOUS

PDF

1.4 KB
MD5: e5536daef7a32de5628d4846db5e8457 SHA-1: c01e756f08d7699f55712cac0a1386f385866640 SHA-256: a11beabb1ff009b4b8ed2b5f6705e790b39ac083709ff7b555bd0af7adf6419f
118 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1204.002 Malicious File: Malicious File

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, which is triggered by the CVE-2009-4324 vulnerability related to media player handling. The JavaScript is obfuscated, but the presence of unescape() calls and the specific exploit signature indicate malicious intent. The primary goal appears to be the execution of arbitrary code via the embedded JavaScript, likely leading to a further stage download or execution.

Heuristics 5

  • 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. (matched in decompressed stream)
  • 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 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj111111_000.js
851fa42d414e33d92d77e841c01237274e7647d7a6c7298f3085b41ada1d05cd
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 111111 at offset 0x160 1283 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
javascript_obj111112_001.js
65cf353651fc80c8d9492f705bc2d951945530e20da5d1194f748c84e30af06e
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 111112 at offset 0x48F 266 bytes