PDF malware analysis — malicious · cc2b6e468705b429

MALICIOUS

PDF

6.0 KB

MD5: ffc15dc74a35d6a43ffaca6a8ef07059 SHA-1: 270dafab2f06c2106fa7c29ba301675836751a4b SHA-256: cc2b6e468705b429fb777290c3bb93678e6bb9fd3f798069de787bd875bc5fca

416 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.002 Malicious File

The PDF file contains multiple critical heuristic firings indicating exploitation of CVE-2009-4324, CVE-2009-0927, CVE-2007-5659, and CVE-2008-2992. These vulnerabilities are leveraged through embedded JavaScript, which is further confirmed by the 'PDF_JAVASCRIPT' and 'PDF_JS' firings. An extracted JavaScript artifact, 'info_stride_js_000.js', was also flagged as suspicious due to obfuscation and a long encoded blob. This script is likely responsible for downloading and executing a second-stage payload, as indicated by the 'Js.Exploit.Shellcode-18' detection on the extracted artifact. The ClamAV detection 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36895' further supports the malicious nature of this PDF.

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-36895 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION

ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36895
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.
Suspicious extracted artifact high 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.
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.

Extracted artifacts 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

Filename	Kind	Source	Size
`javascript_obj0014_000.js` `29ecbf9c28f7079a9db2ebfd980f2af3b033bd385330c2fc14a09e0c2e6f9fd2`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 14 at offset 0x149B	710 bytes
`info_stride_js_000.js` `ab8fc28526da99636eb6328dbc13b3ebb813d74851de05590d58adcf8c5a515b`	deobfuscated-js	PDF /Info fields via stride 5	11321 bytes
Detection ClamAV: Js.Exploit.Shellcode-18 Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 12 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).

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