PDF malware analysis — malicious · b42d2e296b5029ec

MALICIOUS

PDF

11.8 KB

MD5: b2ee755267dfb8c0a7fc8476b69d6954 SHA-1: 7b2f89fc11d8a31790aba4da57dcd700cdf1387a SHA-256: b42d2e296b5029ec1bd046f09ad520d5f2dac4680f9ed6418572c8c86eb69d5d

186 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.001 Malicious Link

The PDF exploits CVE-2007-5659 using a JavaScript stager embedded within an annotation subject. This stager is designed to decode and execute further malicious JavaScript. The ClamAV detection 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36063' confirms the malicious nature of the file. The primary attack vector involves leveraging a known vulnerability to achieve arbitrary code execution.

Heuristics 7

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-36063 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION

ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36063
Annotation subject callee-key hex JavaScript stager high PDF_ANNOT_SUBJECT_CALLEE_HEX_STAGER

PDF JavaScript uses syncAnnotScan()/getAnnots() to read an indirect annotation /Subject stream, percent-decodes it through marker replacement, then uses a callee.toString()-derived key to decode and eval the final exploit stage.
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.
syncAnnotScan annotation-staging primitive low PDF_FOXIT_SYNCANNOTSCAN

PDF JavaScript calls syncAnnotScan() — a no-op annotation-enumeration primitive used by exploit-kit JavaScript to stage payload reads from annotation /Subject fields before eval(). Not a vulnerable sink itself; rarely seen in legitimate PDFs. (matched in decompressed stream)
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 4

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

Filename	Kind	Source	Size
`javascript_obj0007_000.js` `eb39e2de4dbbc100de6d3e30aa43ff78fa075618862ba1ebba5151ea3a3b848d`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x19D	273 bytes
`annotation_subject_callee_hex_stage_000.js` `f53685ff18f7242fa528ed2f1245c9cee33c397209ce68f8b6de3a066d710b59`	deobfuscated-js	annotation-subject callee-key decoded JavaScript at offset 0x14A	4990 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
`legacy_pdfkit_stage_001.js` `d74268c6e0745a85d484290b4ebe6e1f86e200a85b745ee3f633ca09354ab065`	deobfuscated-js	repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x2D6	11907 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
`deobfuscated.js` `b01752e778d1129886ddf13a6a2ce127f4214d499cf033017cbc85a12af0e618`	deobfuscated-js	PDF JavaScript deobfuscation pass	68563 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).

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