Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c160c65ddc134a30…

MALICIOUS

PDF

24.1 KB
MD5: 24548b5187395fb4105e64df487b5bf7 SHA-1: f8515cb006ff9a6d1c7ae0cdf9717c51f1bcb4a8 SHA-256: c160c65ddc134a3071cf50330aafc8da8ee24596d09a0b61e7a3fb6035a37ad5
130 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1204.002 Malicious File: User Execution T1559.001 Component Object Model Hijacking

The sample is a PDF file identified by ClamAV as Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36821. Static analysis indicates it exploits CVE-2010-0188, a vulnerability in Adobe Reader related to XFA forms and LibTIFF. The embedded URL is likely related to the exploit or a subsequent payload delivery. No scripts were extracted, but the exploit itself is the primary attack vector.

Heuristics 5

  • Adobe Reader LibTIFF XFA image exploit — CVE-2010-0188 critical CVE likely CVE_2010_0188
    PDF contains the CVE-2010-0188 exploit template: XFA JavaScript heap-spray setup, a generated TIFF image payload, and assignment of that TIFF data to an XFA image field rawValue to trigger Adobe Reader's LibTIFF parser.
  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36821 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36821
  • XFA form low PDF_XFA
    PDF uses XML Forms Architecture — can contain script logic
  • PDF differential parser failed info PDF_DIFFERENTIAL_PARSE_FAILED
    The cross-check parser (pdfminer.six) failed on this file: PDF differential parser failed: PSEOF. Static heuristics still ran and any of their findings above are valid; only the differential cross-check signal is missing.
  • Embedded URL info EMBEDDED_URL
    One or more URLs were extracted from the document. The URL itself is not a detection — see the per-URL labels for which channel (macro, JS, link annotation, document body, ...) reached each URL.
    URL http://www.xfa.org/schema/xfa-template/2.5/