PDF malware analysis — malicious · c464803280976ce5

MALICIOUS

PDF

10.3 KB Created: 2010-06-06 12:38:59 Authoring application: Bavexzaqanane (via b3ff9Cfihabaxiniridave)

MD5: a036dc0da146013b05eb9401d82dc87b SHA-1: a5ca7b9bd75eefa24d7644c26c2e3fb7d6c5aa49 SHA-256: c464803280976ce57dbdfcaedf1a3c51b21db421de34faa75c4331aeba52faf0

398 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.002 Malicious File

The PDF document contains multiple critical heuristic firings indicating the exploitation of several CVEs related to PDF JavaScript execution. Specifically, it uses a page-word XOR stager to decode and evaluate JavaScript, which is a common technique for delivering malicious payloads. The ClamAV detection further confirms its malicious nature. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for downloading and executing a second-stage payload.

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-36080 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION

ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36080
OpenAction trigger high PDF_OPENACTION

PDF has an /OpenAction — code runs automatically when opened
Page-word XOR JavaScript eval stager high PDF_PAGE_WORD_XOR_EVAL_STAGER

PDF JavaScript enumerates rendered page words with getPageNthWord/getPageNumWords, extracts encoded byte fragments, XOR-decodes the stage with char-code helpers, and evals the result. This is an old exploit-kit staging pattern and is not normal document JavaScript.
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_obj0017_000.js` `3a3d2175aecab14c4528ee8c645d0be3fe7d5d84d8f26ee4a33298698de66ade`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 17 at offset 0x1A4B	4503 bytes
`page_word_xor_stage_000.js` `2ede04a1393aa9fa9394bc1d5b3288f106359ea256276b590bba06ad819a4be7`	deobfuscated-js	page-word XOR decoded JavaScript (decompressed, key=0xCC) at offset 0x7F5	3070 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 4 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).

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