PDF malware analysis — malicious · c258bd60942413ab

MALICIOUS

PDF

325.2 KB

MD5: 64a9773ec197fa9c0ad63132d0d892db SHA-1: a5748878a492800ce454af760595751358b748fd SHA-256: c258bd60942413ab5bf7e14bbcd7d24e07244a8fedbf12daffc6235710592c04

318 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 JavaScript T1204.001 Malicious Link or Macro: Malicious Link T1204.002 Malicious Link or Macro: Malicious Macro

This PDF document is malicious, leveraging multiple critical vulnerabilities including CVE-2009-4324 (media.newPlayer), CVE-2009-0927 (Collab.getIcon), CVE-2007-5659 (Collab.collectEmailInfo), and CVE-2008-2992 (util.printf). These exploits are used to execute embedded JavaScript. The embedded JavaScript, identified by ClamAV as Js.Exploit.Shellcode-18, is likely responsible for downloading and executing a second-stage payload. The obfuscated nature of the JavaScript and the use of multiple exploits suggest a sophisticated attack.

Heuristics 8

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 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.
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 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

Filename	Kind	Source	Size
`javascript_obj0008_000.js` `e70da034e8a9befa04a701748cc655b3bd803d94c7703b7f7e670111c5e06b53`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 8 at offset 0x1E7	3766 bytes
`legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js` `634a21133dde5465cdb0ac6447a4c4edc052bb5a811060f506835f0888b1b38a`	deobfuscated-js	repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x10D1	10946 bytes
Detection ClamAV: Js.Exploit.Shellcode-18 Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 11 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
`legacy_pdfkit_stage_001.js` `42025b552c7960b53abcd8cd732b01c8d109eccfdfefc352b9826c4d5807d414`	deobfuscated-js	cross-stage annotation API aliases at offset 0x1E7	81 bytes

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