PDF malware analysis — malicious · ca0d0fcffe8b22a7

MALICIOUS

PDF

60.4 KB

MD5: fbcd0ff51598e04b6cd241c6e285bd70 SHA-1: 7ce90ccd3fecb4fa85e06c9714b0e826ae4a90bb SHA-256: ca0d0fcffe8b22a7019768b6965e917919bf0195a29506c0cf671ca36658caa3

358 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 JavaScript/Shell Script: JavaScript Execution T1204.001 Malicious Link: Malicious Link T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that utilizes a character-table-based obfuscation technique to evade detection. This script exploits several critical vulnerabilities including CVE-2009-4324, CVE-2009-0927, CVE-2007-5659, and CVE-2008-2992, commonly used to download and execute further malicious content. The deobfuscated JavaScript is identified as a stager, indicating its purpose is to facilitate the download of a second-stage payload.

Heuristics 9

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-36310 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION

ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36310
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` `a694ed44beed3d3db2bbcf20f6c589c158f15b433ad8d98d84057148654b7209`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 76 at offset 0x2D4	53227 bytes
`eval_char_append_stage_000.js` `2b19192c16eeca0a506b4c8fb3a5cb0a8316f1c923a06cd924f868e1ad415b1b`	deobfuscated-js	eval character-table append decoded JavaScript at offset 0x300	3846 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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