PDF malware analysis — malicious · c59c86db874dc8b4

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.8 KB Created: 2008-08-06 01:42:27 Authoring application: Scribus 1.3.3.12 (via Scribus PDF Library 1.3.3.12)

MD5: 81f8a354bda3db0f6a18b42627c8ca67 SHA-1: 3a9e6ff2e07a95f2f30d741ac594530f0ea585d8 SHA-256: c59c86db874dc8b430fef4783cc0905663560990acdc896eba64796775e86504

158 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 JavaScript T1204.001 Malicious Link T1204.002 Malicious File

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and is configured with an OpenAction trigger, indicating an attempt to automatically execute code upon opening. The critical CVE-2007-5659 heuristic firing confirms the use of a known vulnerability (Collab.collectEmailInfo) to achieve code execution. The embedded JavaScript stream, identified as 'javascript_obj0013_001.js', is likely responsible for downloading and executing a secondary payload, although its specific actions are obfuscated. The file's metadata indicates it was authored using Scribus, but this is not directly indicative of malicious intent.

Heuristics 6

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. (matched in decompressed stream)
OpenAction trigger high PDF_OPENACTION

PDF has an /OpenAction — code runs automatically when opened
unescape() call high PDF_UNESCAPE

unescape() found — often used to decode shellcode in PDF JS exploits (matched inside decoded stream)
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 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

Filename	Kind	Source	Size
`javascript_obj0013_001.js` `b9ca775580ed66afab4005bf260175421ec16b2e78957926093b739b2da37069`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x36F	3291 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 3 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).

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