Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b335e9f962ebcbdd…

MALICIOUS

PDF

12.5 KB
MD5: f07e03a876343012117f84a84b6f8a00 SHA-1: c4a6f7b0f7aa408e936219c7acfcad0ffa8b513b SHA-256: b335e9f962ebcbdd5c0adabdcd29f19f2d864407b1ca583a5702ed6c490ba90b
138 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1204 Malicious File T1204.002 Malicious File: Malicious Attachment T1059.001 Command and Scripting Interpreter: JavaScript

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that exploits CVE-2007-5659 using the Collab.collectEmailInfo method. This JavaScript is designed to download and execute a second-stage payload, as indicated by the presence of deobfuscated JavaScript files. The ClamAV detection 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36062' further confirms the malicious nature of the file.

Heuristics 5

  • 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-36062 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36062
  • 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 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0007_000.js
068944f8c011a88ab770b45c6de142b9305a1f515d410204d5eadd9ac2b5bfb3
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x19B 373 bytes
legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js
e6b5c85f2192c10e59ea02bfdd0e7d6a11b45cd6dbef302aaa323b2b6e416999
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x2F5 12140 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
legacy_pdfkit_stage_001.js
44ccb6d21203ed0bdd6154a6eee793b25bca252d538e449c49134addea4f58d4
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x2F5 5054 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).