PDF malware analysis — malicious · a82e13bd3c24b10b

MALICIOUS

PDF

12.0 KB

MD5: f7d204d3407a80f654a3643d0379c2fc SHA-1: 667078c71a3fcf90ecc8f63118bf36847d42c187 SHA-256: a82e13bd3c24b10b42a3d3e5a1ce12d9a568d57ab79c1b7d389230d52868f3ac

186 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 JavaScript/Shell T1204.002 Malicious Link/URL

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, specifically identified as a stager exploiting CVE-2007-5659 using the Collab.collectEmailInfo method. This stager is designed to decode and execute further malicious code, likely downloading a second-stage payload. The ClamAV detection of 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36063' further confirms its malicious nature. The primary attack vector involves exploiting a PDF reader vulnerability to initiate the execution chain.

Heuristics 7

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)
ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36063 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION

ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36063
Annotation subject callee-key hex JavaScript stager high PDF_ANNOT_SUBJECT_CALLEE_HEX_STAGER

PDF JavaScript uses syncAnnotScan()/getAnnots() to read an indirect annotation /Subject stream, percent-decodes it through marker replacement, then uses a callee.toString()-derived key to decode and eval the final exploit stage.
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.
syncAnnotScan annotation-staging primitive low PDF_FOXIT_SYNCANNOTSCAN

PDF JavaScript calls syncAnnotScan() — a no-op annotation-enumeration primitive used by exploit-kit JavaScript to stage payload reads from annotation /Subject fields before eval(). Not a vulnerable sink itself; rarely seen in legitimate PDFs. (matched in decompressed stream)
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 4

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

Filename	Kind	Source	Size
`javascript_obj0007_000.js` `eb39e2de4dbbc100de6d3e30aa43ff78fa075618862ba1ebba5151ea3a3b848d`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x19D	273 bytes
`annotation_subject_callee_hex_stage_000.js` `8a6cd540bfee91031bf4bab6f2570b1c17101642549f095e2050ec943db2e295`	deobfuscated-js	annotation-subject callee-key decoded JavaScript at offset 0x14A	5130 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
`legacy_pdfkit_stage_001.js` `b10b5fdd0c59e9fc7399bd5cdd7788a08c2aaec516c47bb88b1fe891e3bf1582`	deobfuscated-js	repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x2D6	12275 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).
`deobfuscated.js` `7f9fa7e5a8769722f7f80be069e548f60ec4491796e18214bffbf3a0beb950a4`	deobfuscated-js	PDF JavaScript deobfuscation pass	76143 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).

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