PDF malware analysis — malicious · a8d7feb90032fd13

MALICIOUS

PDF

11.5 KB

MD5: e70b576a007960e19c019c82ad113c33 SHA-1: f93daf24966ee2202a8888d80b6df16e7a17a24f SHA-256: a8d7feb90032fd13f6a38529a475fbd2d8d7786d0b2e5e3810e6bfb37cddd90e

320 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 JavaScript/JScript T1204.001 Malicious Link/Object T1204.002 Malicious File

The PDF file contains embedded and obfuscated JavaScript, which is designed to exploit multiple known Adobe Reader vulnerabilities including CVE-2009-4324, CVE-2009-0927, CVE-2007-5659, and CVE-2008-2992. This indicates the file's primary purpose is to leverage these exploits to compromise the user's system. The deobfuscated JavaScript is likely responsible for downloading and executing a second-stage payload.

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)
ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36808 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION

ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36808
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_obj0076_000.js` `6cf15edd50c87dafaba4d28ea889c5db891608257fd90d54434083416be2dc02`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 76 at offset 0x2C2	10890 bytes
`split_char_table_stage_000.js` `f3ef9e76bb432c85603bfca6c347ca478ab885baca28523dad576f1900c780cf`	deobfuscated-js	split character-table join decoded JavaScript at offset 0x394	3858 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 11 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).

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