PDF malware analysis — malicious · c196297f7fbd0a92

MALICIOUS

PDF

106.1 KB

MD5: 828b37f78e1e3a830c05ffec8e68e881 SHA-1: ee81f6c0c303cd5092cae89952fbba057b358610 SHA-256: c196297f7fbd0a920e30539f9779d1381447d7bf7662997a4b8fc6a7ba7ef7d0

418 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 JavaScript/Shell Script Execution T1204.002 Malicious Link/URL: Malicious File

The PDF file contains obfuscated JavaScript that leverages multiple known vulnerabilities in older versions of Adobe Reader. The JavaScript is reconstructed using a character table and employs techniques like eval to execute malicious code, likely to download and run a second-stage payload. The specific CVEs identified indicate a targeted exploit attempt.

Heuristics 10

media.newPlayer — CVE-2009-4324 critical CVE exact CVE_2009_4324

PDF JavaScript calls media.newPlayer — CVE-2009-4324 is a use-after-free in Adobe Reader's multimedia plugin triggered by media.newPlayer(). Actively exploited as a zero-day in December 2009. (identified after JavaScript deobfuscation)
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-36749 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION

ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36749
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.
Character-table JavaScript eval stager high PDF_JS_CHAR_TABLE_EVAL_STAGER

PDF JavaScript reconstructs an exploit stage by indexing into a small character table, appending hundreds of one-character fragments, joining the array, and evaluating the result. This static fallback fires only after the bounded decoder recovers an exploit-like stage, so it catches this obfuscation even when no single CVE API signature is available.
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_obj0076_000.js` `c68492048b51805ccf1c6f550892515d952df2387b8e2cfbe94e6b1cc08a445e`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 76 at offset 0x2C2	107737 bytes
Detection ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36749 Obfuscation or payload: unlikely
`char_table_stage_000.js` `e2a26cdcdf1080eeeb2f2137d763ae3e365b6377254afdd1a773e69f3e6d5384`	deobfuscated-js	char-table indexed JavaScript (PDF /JS object 76) at offset 0x2F1	3864 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 11 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).

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