Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a6195ac08ac4b7b3…

MALICIOUS

PDF

8.1 KB Authoring application: Uomqqouame (via 99026Perajpecisikezn)
MD5: 39c79ed867e1857d5989b2e5456d7f2d SHA-1: a3cf61df6966c2fa30f15075c0b189d390112327 SHA-256: a6195ac08ac4b7b398140b27d4ccc21e613faaa0a74a9676800e0fa08f742f9d
298 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.002 Malicious File T1071.001 Web Protocols

The PDF file contains multiple critical heuristic firings indicating the exploitation of several CVEs (CVE-2009-4324, CVE-2009-0927, CVE-2007-5659, CVE-2008-2992) through XOR-decoded JavaScript. This JavaScript is embedded within the PDF and triggered by an OpenAction, suggesting an attempt to automatically execute malicious code upon opening. The primary intent appears to be downloading and executing a second-stage payload, as indicated by the presence of deobfuscated JavaScript. The document body is unreadable, but the technical indicators strongly suggest a malicious exploit delivery.

Heuristics 8

  • 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)
  • 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)
  • OpenAction trigger high PDF_OPENACTION
    PDF has an /OpenAction — code runs automatically when opened
  • 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_obj0013_000.js
6d4aa1091b8ca180003b92b0f7de0a3786c917f1342f1b07e0b564971bac8681
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x1326 4094 bytes
page_word_xor_stage_000.js
4a903d0900825672b73042cc56b2dcf8eeaa6712593d2ee39bdead92325c9040
deobfuscated-js page-word XOR decoded JavaScript (decompressed, key=0x9A) at offset 0x405 3308 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 4 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).