PDF malware analysis — malicious · af15069cddfc06d9

MALICIOUS

PDF

3.5 KB Created: 2008-31-20 53:85:00 Authoring application: Scribus 1.3.3.12 (via Scribus PDF Library 1.3.3.12)

MD5: e5af76dd6b9467f46306578b3ec6a727 SHA-1: 87b92855407e84d1f85fe5456a984b07d07173e9 SHA-256: af15069cddfc06d9827d3252bb89ce558d70802b21bce3a793469244eb0bbf99

168 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 JavaScript/JScript T1204.002 Malicious File

This PDF file contains embedded JavaScript triggered by the OpenAction feature, exploiting CVE-2007-5659. The JavaScript uses eval() and String.fromCharCode() for obfuscation, indicating an attempt to download and execute a second-stage payload. The specific exploit and obfuscation techniques suggest a malicious intent, though the exact family could not be determined.

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)
OpenAction trigger high PDF_OPENACTION

PDF has an /OpenAction — code runs automatically when opened
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.
String.fromCharCode low PDF_FROMCHARCODE

String.fromCharCode found — used to construct payload strings dynamically. Common in benign JavaScript libraries for codepoint manipulation, so this alone is informational; weaponised use is also caught by the dedicated fromCharCode-stage and exploit-shape rules. (matched inside decoded 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 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

Filename	Kind	Source	Size
`javascript_obj0013_001.js` `2911f1fd87bc341c3cdf300b87f5f1fd657dd70e953f9ca7921af531f5370be5`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x3D7	13356 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 3 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
`numeric_charcode_stage_000.js` `103f4ea2886ec234e7991308abce5ab1c6970f6e0f898493a53cb9da717bf5b4`	deobfuscated-js	numeric char-code string decoded JavaScript at offset 0x441	4056 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).

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