PDF malware analysis — malicious · cc1b44fa8a130db7

MALICIOUS

PDF

12.0 KB Created: 2009-11-23 19:47:20 Authoring application: PDF Library 4.6.9 (via PDF Library 6.8.8)

MD5: 08d89cc6803072425ea124f9e4f0ff34 SHA-1: 21c53b02044c564174660c8eac569849d9573182 SHA-256: cc1b44fa8a130db71e1ba22f4e93da337586e3a825f8b12a0a4de14433a32b1e

278 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.001 Malicious Link

This PDF document exploits multiple Adobe Reader vulnerabilities, including CVE-2009-0927, CVE-2007-5659, and CVE-2008-2992, through embedded JavaScript. The embedded JavaScript, identified as 'legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js', is heavily obfuscated and likely serves as a downloader for a second-stage payload, as indicated by ClamAV detection 'Js.Exploit.Shellcode-18'. The exploit leverages specific JavaScript API sinks like Collab.getIcon, Collab.collectEmailInfo, and util.printf to achieve code execution.

Heuristics 8

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 detection on extracted artifact critical EXTRACTED_FILE_CLAMAV

ClamAV flagged at least one file extracted from inside this sample. Even when the wrapping document carries no AV detection of its own, a hit on the carved artifact is a strong indicator the sample is a delivery vehicle.
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.
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` `27d811b6f916f2084d8703aee4161c7df1caf834fb3c3ed66b8ac762212f47ab`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x268	37612 bytes
`legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js` `09f445bee71e318ed86b0d6cc5aff3fbbf988f1673fa77623bef47e453630a71`	deobfuscated-js	numeric array subtract-key decoded JavaScript at offset 0x268	9868 bytes
Detection ClamAV: Js.Exploit.Shellcode-18 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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