PDF malware analysis — malicious · c6c14941e3c628e3

MALICIOUS

PDF

75.0 KB Created: 2009-11-29 19:48:79 Authoring application: PDF Library 9.10.4 (via PDF Library 10.7.10)

MD5: 2e1963e034eff228a45c6ef4fb134302 SHA-1: bd4300573ae62175670a4d2a628265ba1006d8f2 SHA-256: c6c14941e3c628e3bb6a7708958ea7ae411b215d8d00b930364cedc7f23cff36

282 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.002 Malicious File

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that exploits multiple CVEs, including CVE-2009-0927, CVE-2007-5659, and CVE-2008-2992, by leveraging functions like Collab.getIcon and util.printf. The deobfuscated JavaScript, named 'legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js', likely serves as a second-stage payload downloader or executor, indicating a drive-by compromise attack pattern.

Heuristics 9

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-36110 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION

ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36110
ASCIIHexDecode filter (with exploit indicators) medium PDF_FILTER_HEX

Hex-encoding filter present alongside exploit delivery indicators — often used to hide payload or shellcode bytes
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.
PDF differential parser failed info PDF_DIFFERENTIAL_PARSE_FAILED

The cross-check parser (pdfminer.six) failed on this file: PDF differential parser failed: PSSyntaxError. Static heuristics still ran and any of their findings above are valid; only the differential cross-check signal is missing.
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_obj0007_000.js` `dab19165070ed286b56938a41bcbc080874f1f15ca16f472ad2fea8fbf3d79d3`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5	37903 bytes
`legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js` `20a52a24f58c6aa2c248c8246f7ea7b87b98c11a76aa9f5a07baa438accf4e94`	deobfuscated-js	numeric array subtract-key decoded JavaScript at offset 0x1A5	9910 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 9 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).

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