PDF malware analysis — malicious · ce4c85ac587c8718

MALICIOUS

PDF

12.3 KB Created: 2009-12-18 19:48:77 Authoring application: PDF Library 3.9.3 (via PDF Library 6.10.8)

MD5: ac2d66f87775298d3ee6b9e77ce0fe35 SHA-1: 2b9f592ab97a754bd000bd5c908dc21927a77e7a SHA-256: ce4c85ac587c871800c83ec3d78a09d3ba2801204e223abc16c6dc81fe3d3cfb

278 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.001 Malicious Link T1204.002 Malicious File

This PDF exploits multiple known Adobe Reader vulnerabilities including CVE-2009-0927, CVE-2007-5659, and CVE-2008-2992. The embedded JavaScript, identified as legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js, is heavily obfuscated but static analysis indicates it likely downloads and executes a secondary payload, as suggested by the ClamAV detection 'Js.Exploit.Shellcode-18'. The PDF uses ASCIIHexDecode filters and JavaScript actions to achieve this.

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` `6347445bc12cd127407c4acc7a21de8dfb1ea3d1f41dbc04f10fc4805634a108`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x268	38251 bytes
`legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js` `7b4680903f61201370862bae25c14774f0d9fd3ae9ae6078bf12e128ee2a422f`	deobfuscated-js	numeric array subtract-key decoded JavaScript at offset 0x268	9880 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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