PDF malware analysis — malicious · bd85c6b67febc5e1

MALICIOUS

PDF

12.0 KB

MD5: e239d8b1c5784da6a551e7635071b9e0 SHA-1: d61cf306c8ad6c94f8cd5e3d7ee8bc9d22d5f458 SHA-256: bd85c6b67febc5e18e901eff2fa2813bd176c6caf80cfea18427945724b593cb

188 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 JavaScript T1204.002 Malicious Link

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, triggered by the CVE-2007-5659 vulnerability using the `collab.collectEmailInfo` method. The analysis indicates that this JavaScript acts as a stager, deobfuscating and executing further malicious code. The presence of multiple deobfuscated JavaScript files suggests a multi-stage download and execution process, typical of a downloader or initial access payload.

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` `8d710b798055efa51ecbd2be42e4385014a353d41b2bd28e3d926b98e55c2756`	deobfuscated-js	annotation-subject callee-key decoded JavaScript at offset 0x14A	5088 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` `1b2b7b15c4bc9df1086f28b56ba09b9c4052ac9d509e79664eb997c057320672`	deobfuscated-js	repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x2D6	12076 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` `02b14ed8ec604ac384a182432e7fafc2bc5c71f1b7847227dd83872505ead6fa`	deobfuscated-js	PDF JavaScript deobfuscation pass	78141 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).

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