PDF malware analysis — malicious · baa01b2bc117dfb8

MALICIOUS

PDF

8.7 KB Created: 2009-10-22 19:41:95 Authoring application: PDF Library 1.6.8 (via PDF Library 6.4.2)

MD5: 02782faf1b39c700f60582a943c5288f SHA-1: d5a37ae4523cf4ba05fb28842bbefd9fc498efcb SHA-256: baa01b2bc117dfb83233fc7e6e31f678fef631bb5bc713f860eded98fabb3a20

338 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.001 Malicious Link T1204.002 Malicious File

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that exploits multiple Adobe Reader vulnerabilities, specifically CVE-2009-0927, CVE-2007-5659, and CVE-2008-2992. Static analysis indicates that this JavaScript is designed to download and execute a second-stage payload, as evidenced by the ClamAV detection of 'Js.Exploit.Shellcode-18' on the extracted artifact 'legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js'. The exploit chain is obfuscated using techniques common in exploit kits.

Heuristics 9

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-1713 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION

ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-1713
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.
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` `1804871b7112c44a63ddc1fb6cb1eca6fdfffb48f018d93b54c5f2dc5913d926`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x268	36961 bytes
`legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js` `71473c26914f3c91b041ebbf477553c1475375ff571eaa5ec70bed8275cc733a`	deobfuscated-js	numeric array subtract-key decoded JavaScript at offset 0x268	9790 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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