PDF malware analysis — malicious · bc0fd90db35024c9

MALICIOUS

PDF

76.6 KB Created: 2009-12-06 19:47:54 Authoring application: PDF Library 6.2.3 (via PDF Library 8.7.7)

MD5: 2f46afb0079daa77f903b4c4624531c0 SHA-1: 2472691382adfebf3978b5f0eb6becc0d77eca18 SHA-256: bc0fd90db35024c9833892435265e00e0f1e64bfdd7ee49fa0e186c969712c3e

340 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

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

The PDF exploits multiple CVEs including CVE-2009-0927, CVE-2007-5659, and CVE-2008-2992, indicating a multi-exploit attack. Embedded JavaScript, deobfuscated as 'legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js', likely serves as the second-stage payload. ClamAV detections further confirm its malicious nature, identifying it as 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36110' and detecting a suspicious JavaScript exploit shellcode.

Heuristics 10

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-36110 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION

ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36110
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.
PDF differential parser failed info PDF_DIFFERENTIAL_PARSE_FAILED

The cross-check parser (pdfminer.six) failed on this file: PDF differential parser failed: PSSyntaxError. Static heuristics still ran and any of their findings above are valid; only the differential cross-check signal is missing.
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` `7f540644392afd60f24f9b8252edd6f0062fe49cbca9b99b3228d10e819ec178`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5	38735 bytes
`legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js` `83d878c10e44d6578d2c5f4e826cbd240e8cb265dfde34f12fee9a1d9f1759b4`	deobfuscated-js	numeric array subtract-key decoded JavaScript at offset 0x1A5	10114 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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