PDF malware analysis — malicious · a5811432d9cab931

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: e4b22bcd871a053bfcb21a2c1ae08d71 SHA-1: 88b3bb728e255890d78800cde4cc77dce846d214 SHA-256: a5811432d9cab931b9b30569660ac7a06f58dd8649c4ac2cddbd5c616c236c2b

280 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.002 Malicious File

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript triggered by an OpenAction, exploiting known vulnerabilities (CVE-2007-5659 and CVE-2008-2992) via `Collab.collectEmailInfo` and `util.printf`. The embedded JavaScript stream is highly suspicious and likely responsible for downloading and executing a secondary payload. The ClamAV detection further supports its malicious nature.

Heuristics 8

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)
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36168 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION

ClamAV detected this file as malware: Win.Trojan.Agent-36168
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.

Filename	Kind	Source	Size
`javascript_obj0013_001.js` `a72ea3f80ec9a856a77ecee5fff3801e60fe3f12f1bbafe7c5b91a7b7e077e7d`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x3FC	3196 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 6 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).

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