PDF malware analysis — malicious · afeb36d8b23a6dcf

MALICIOUS

PDF

60.9 KB

MD5: 8373881cb8a86a73e703e82f897810e7 SHA-1: 9142612949cf619e462ce02e5819c8abb31b9619 SHA-256: afeb36d8b23a6dcfbcba362d055b1905ebfa1c437b9a175ecf284240b8022f16

358 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 JavaScript/Shell Scripting: JavaScript T1204.002 Malicious File: User Execution: Malicious File

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that utilizes character-table indexing for obfuscation, a common technique for exploiting vulnerabilities. Specifically, it targets multiple CVEs related to Adobe Reader's JavaScript engine, including media.newPlayer, Collab.getIcon, Collab.collectEmailInfo, and util.printf. The primary goal is to execute arbitrary code by leveraging these known flaws, likely to download and run a secondary payload.

Heuristics 9

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-36333 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION

ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36333
Character-table JavaScript eval stager high PDF_JS_CHAR_TABLE_EVAL_STAGER

PDF JavaScript reconstructs an exploit stage by indexing into a small character table, appending hundreds of one-character fragments, joining the array, and evaluating the result. This static fallback fires only after the bounded decoder recovers an exploit-like stage, so it catches this obfuscation even when no single CVE API signature is available.
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` `4184766fb99f69b78ee22b155f4eb907dddf609d64e09f6e278b1474db8db5da`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 76 at offset 0x2D4	53738 bytes
`eval_char_append_stage_000.js` `1874bd3d73076c4fa4e5e67cc405ae30dc4059884f99d490cabb14046ea6dc81`	deobfuscated-js	eval character-table append decoded JavaScript at offset 0x300	3852 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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