PDF malware analysis — malicious · cc22622679a94c93

MALICIOUS

PDF

43.3 KB

MD5: 57b0e4ca2521dc404a2b986b0e7211f5 SHA-1: af2459fdb79e664c2f23b1aa0da4112e8a170906 SHA-256: cc22622679a94c935a2308d6bc4a5f8e1706431da29f85cfd847a0542e1a9199

78 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 JavaScript T1204.002 Malicious File

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and triggers CVE-2009-4324 via the media.newPlayer API. The deobfuscated JavaScript indicates it is designed to execute arbitrary code, likely downloading and running a secondary payload. The presence of obfuscation indicators and the specific CVE exploit point to a malicious intent.

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` `5e61f5b48c31565f363e01dcbcfd8450eedbc1e4bfcae4a0119762015d05a479`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 8 at offset 0x1E7	2205 bytes
`legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js` `34724b4176b0e989bf73d0fc9ae205c6fc8236b3698a34a94365aab3ab91b629`	deobfuscated-js	repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0xAB8	2756 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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