PDF malware analysis — malicious · bb898ae48ce8a6aa

MALICIOUS

PDF

3.5 KB Created: 2008-31-20 53:85:00 Authoring application: Scribus 1.3.3.12 (via Scribus PDF Library 1.3.3.12)

MD5: fd7b5bce0e36e6e9e041d3ffa8dca945 SHA-1: 5e2a0581283c996bd0a28e7a0ce20161bb8ccc3b SHA-256: bb898ae48ce8a6aa81e2e3ba9bab343c8c0e2d59cf99ca01234d17ee8d79e212

166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.002 Malicious File

This PDF document contains embedded JavaScript that is triggered by the OpenAction feature. The JavaScript utilizes eval() and String.fromCharCode() functions, indicating obfuscation. The critical CVE-2007-5659 heuristic firing confirms the use of Collab.collectEmailInfo, a known method for exploiting this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code. The script's intent is to download and execute a second-stage payload, as suggested by the heuristic firings and the nature of the exploit.

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)
OpenAction trigger high PDF_OPENACTION

PDF has an /OpenAction — code runs automatically when opened
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.
String.fromCharCode low PDF_FROMCHARCODE

String.fromCharCode found — used to construct payload strings dynamically. Common in benign JavaScript libraries for codepoint manipulation, so this alone is informational; weaponised use is also caught by the dedicated fromCharCode-stage and exploit-shape rules. (matched inside decoded 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 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

Filename	Kind	Source	Size
`javascript_obj0013_001.js` `e15c1661186b3a5574f3ddbf996842f5b2cb38f04446d5b8ff17429d16ea7468`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x3D7	13543 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 3 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
`numeric_charcode_stage_000.js` `994c2f36d68087c90af1d83254eae294a8519dd1ece16a6ae304f8d19ae207d2`	deobfuscated-js	numeric char-code string decoded JavaScript at offset 0x445	4044 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).

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