Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b8013e1a1b7c71af…

MALICIOUS

PDF

12.6 KB Created: 2010-02-24 17:43:22 Authoring application: Cekanepeqiqo
MD5: 22e1d63b6cd7df085d516ad003d1e818 SHA-1: bb062f7df5a2a1b2df0c04bc2ba6b5724c2ff69c SHA-256: b8013e1a1b7c71af11b61cbc1d921e8b03ff2b575a178fad19d67f4535a5dd22
258 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.002 Malicious File T1071.001 Web Protocols

This PDF document contains obfuscated JavaScript that exploits multiple known vulnerabilities (CVE-2009-4324, CVE-2009-0927, CVE-2007-5659, CVE-2008-2992) to achieve code execution. The deobfuscated JavaScript is likely designed to download and execute a secondary payload from a remote source. The specific vulnerabilities targeted suggest an older exploit kit or a custom-built malicious document.

Heuristics 7

  • 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)
  • 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_obj0018_000.js
f3927b957ff57fa523181d6e44cbd0c6589308e936f0bfa3b49f17e53d32abda
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 18 at offset 0x2618 284219 bytes
page_word_xor_stage_000.js
71d81fcaead7c494d3bf949429cafadfec5c94eac9431aff0d2c6b5d1685f716
deobfuscated-js page-word XOR decoded JavaScript (decompressed, key=0xF3) at offset 0x9A1 3213 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 4 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).