Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b3eb7e1f6ef01e41…

MALICIOUS

PDF

5.8 KB Created: 2008-09-24 19:47:56 Authoring application: Adobe (via Notepad)
MD5: 82f1410acecbb0bc8347475adef2e6cd SHA-1: fcd26c82f0d9ae83f58ac4a5110ba176e7840ce5 SHA-256: b3eb7e1f6ef01e41a55a50d779f2f6fe82bae11d4f49bd3500596abda49edbea
298 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.002 Malicious File

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that leverages critical vulnerabilities CVE-2009-0927 and CVE-2007-5659. The heuristics indicate that the JavaScript is obfuscated and uses an eval() call, a common technique for executing malicious code. ClamAV detections further confirm the malicious nature of the file and its extracted artifacts. The primary intent appears to be the execution of a second-stage payload, as suggested by the 'Js.Exploit.Shellcode-18' detection on an extracted JavaScript file.

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)
  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35931 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35931
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0006_000.js
db29375bcdc3d4d4de0f69113d308055b0ff5f34d9ece15efa5e81da1f565b2d
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 6 at offset 0x1363 791 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js
940cc0de1c13bff05df9003260dbf28a3aba12771ee7ba211cacce3856992d62
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x16E 4897 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).