PDF malware analysis — malicious · b3803348adf179e1

MALICIOUS

PDF

76.5 KB Created: 2009-12-10 19:41:35 Authoring application: PDF Library 9.1.4 (via PDF Library 7.5.4)

MD5: 0a67caa4926bec50000ef0190af4b707 SHA-1: 39437673acf8fb8b72242d33825095d76d980a5d SHA-256: b3803348adf179e1d5af8a4de3fbf1d1a7a8e7b5be2c54c917d10caa72aee09f

340 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.001 Malicious Link

This PDF file exploits multiple critical vulnerabilities including CVE-2009-0927, CVE-2007-5659, and CVE-2008-2992, all related to JavaScript execution within Adobe Reader. The embedded JavaScript, particularly the deobfuscated 'legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js', is designed to download and execute a secondary payload. ClamAV detections further confirm its malicious nature, identifying it as 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36110' and flagging an extracted JavaScript artifact as 'Js.Exploit.Shellcode-18'.

Heuristics 10

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-36110 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION

ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36110
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.
PDF differential parser failed info PDF_DIFFERENTIAL_PARSE_FAILED

The cross-check parser (pdfminer.six) failed on this file: PDF differential parser failed: PSSyntaxError. Static heuristics still ran and any of their findings above are valid; only the differential cross-check signal is missing.
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` `63712a6cc5b1bba974783c47824ffe0695330377846df142e9a04bec23efd0ea`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5	38668 bytes
`legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js` `2dcb064ce40ee22c722bb010f6ac0fbb4c300be1c52570a41a66357366737deb`	deobfuscated-js	numeric array subtract-key decoded JavaScript at offset 0x1A5	10012 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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