PDF malware analysis — malicious · a5d9c566348af3c8

MALICIOUS

PDF

5.9 KB Created: 2008-09-24 19:47:56 Authoring application: Adobe (via Notepad)

MD5: 212cc7cd2b059669d5b1a6cf32ff5a75 SHA-1: ca46e0971881c43706033dd225c96b4022fc0d76 SHA-256: a5d9c566348af3c8c1945622c417c677adcf19010a0d297a610bc2dca40c4f8c

358 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.001 Malicious Link T1204.002 Malicious File

The PDF file contains multiple critical heuristic firings indicating exploitation of CVE-2009-0927, CVE-2007-5659, and CVE-2008-2992. These exploits target Adobe Reader and are designed to execute embedded JavaScript. The extracted JavaScript artifacts, particularly 'legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js' and 'legacy_pdfkit_stage_001.js', are deobfuscated and likely contain shellcode or download further malicious content, consistent with a multi-stage exploit delivery mechanism. The ClamAV detections further corroborate the malicious nature of the embedded scripts.

Heuristics 9

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)
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: 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 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

Filename	Kind	Source	Size
`javascript_obj0006_000.js` `eae784ab83fc6bb28c66476f3746853da92e467f442264e4385ed4a8456b89e5`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 6 at offset 0x13A2	906 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` `296b2f3c016818cdd422153266f610a53b39386035ebed2c520164aeff037b82`	deobfuscated-js	metadata placeholder percent-decoded JavaScript at offset 0x16E	4989 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).
`legacy_pdfkit_stage_001.js` `580bff388ebe278742c6027f30486482c6525158fb315edb51439e9e7121c490`	deobfuscated-js	repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x16E	4985 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).

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