PDF malware analysis — malicious · afd9d320c3cb66c4

MALICIOUS

PDF

12.1 KB Created: 2009-12-16 19:42:45 Authoring application: PDF Library 1.8.4 (via PDF Library 9.10.2)

MD5: 1c98ff4d6baa84d62359b13c56136fcf SHA-1: 90310bfab7e090fdfdc07f87e7641dcc202c8358 SHA-256: afd9d320c3cb66c4d6e228630eccb0631857c4fc582b45fd15c7f279bc8ad0ee

278 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.001 Malicious Link

The PDF exploits multiple critical vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader, specifically CVE-2009-0927, CVE-2007-5659, and CVE-2008-2992, by leveraging embedded and obfuscated JavaScript. Static analysis identified a deobfuscated JavaScript file ('legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js') which was flagged by ClamAV as 'Js.Exploit.Shellcode-18'. This indicates the script is designed to download and execute a secondary malicious payload.

Heuristics 8

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.
ASCIIHexDecode filter (with exploit indicators) medium PDF_FILTER_HEX

Hex-encoding filter present alongside exploit delivery indicators — often used to hide payload or shellcode bytes
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_obj0007_000.js` `119ee722552e67b1a245c513e12f8f4b7c47194eb9d8d0bf800c00663cddc210`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x268	37213 bytes
`legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js` `deda24ea091c405c81def1b572c568ebfba3d61ea70fb00b8f3732d79a8405a9`	deobfuscated-js	numeric array subtract-key decoded JavaScript at offset 0x268	9868 bytes
Detection ClamAV: Js.Exploit.Shellcode-18 Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 9 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).

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