PDF malware analysis — malicious · ca2399b8e91a83b3

MALICIOUS

PDF

21.4 KB

MD5: b08d32377cdf48a81cef05204b992201 SHA-1: d66d1562cbd7ed4dd0afd6d9208061911f0846c4 SHA-256: ca2399b8e91a83b3c285a68e0ad8c7ee3d98413621b80e869b9e2832951088e8

78 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 JavaScript/JScript T1204.002 Malicious File Execution: User Execution: Malicious Script

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and triggers CVE-2009-4324 via the media.newPlayer annotation. The embedded JavaScript, particularly in legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js, appears to be obfuscated but is designed to execute actions upon opening the PDF. This exploit is commonly used to download and execute further malicious content.

Heuristics 4

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)
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` `c107855cbbce001c71ed3b7d70ec68e1d00943a1108d31de0b2344c1f2fe735c`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 8 at offset 0x1E7	2205 bytes
`legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js` `c3df0b6d669953258363ab802ac0d32c63d5685d76eb2e0ad1f70f86b924f691`	deobfuscated-js	repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0xAB8	1256 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 2 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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