PDF malware analysis — malicious · a6c2b700e95e6dc2

MALICIOUS

PDF

69.6 KB

MD5: 0deb473beaee0dfa15a81fdc0df347f2 SHA-1: 3d26b712d1edacf9bf6d08de61b8e5410ab97682 SHA-256: a6c2b700e95e6dc2ea9e611a88380ff21579b00d4212d141a1b0fc9727e2c715

258 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.002 Malicious File

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that exploits multiple known vulnerabilities including CVE-2009-0927, CVE-2007-5659, and CVE-2008-2992. The heuristics indicate that the JavaScript is obfuscated and likely used to download and execute a second-stage payload, as suggested by the ClamAV detection 'Js.Exploit.Shellcode-18' on an extracted artifact. The specific JavaScript code is heavily obfuscated, making a precise determination of its final action difficult, but the exploitation of these CVEs points to a malicious intent.

Heuristics 7

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 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.
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.

Filename	Kind	Source	Size
`javascript_obj0008_000.js` `b486ef1f4b2e41643cf9c757d109f8c8e54726a2649212388aa7ba3a59ea29af`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 8 at offset 0x1E7	2089 bytes
`legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js` `045518b5d2528577a99478a4ee42221cb398fddde352f769a61e51f91dc8c1d3`	deobfuscated-js	repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0xA44	4560 bytes
Detection ClamAV: Js.Exploit.Shellcode-18 Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 9 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).

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