MALICIOUS
200
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment
The RTF file contains an embedded OLE object that triggers a critical vulnerability, CVE-2017-11882, related to Microsoft Equation Editor. This exploit allows for arbitrary code execution, which is typically used to download and run a second-stage malicious payload. The presence of the ".objupdate" directive further indicates an attempt to force OLE activation.
Heuristics 5
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Equation Editor CLSID critical CVE likely RTF_EQUATION_EDITOREquation Editor OLE CLSID found inside an OLE object — exploited by CVE-2017-11882 / CVE-2018-0802 / CVE-2018-0798
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CVE-2017-11882 — Equation Editor FONT record overflow critical CVE likely CVE_2017_11882Equation Editor MTEF contains an overlong FONT typeface field, the vulnerable copy primitive for CVE-2017-11882. This is stronger evidence than the Equation Editor CLSID alone because it identifies the malformed record that drives code execution in EQNEDT32.EXE.
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\objupdate forces OLE activation high RTF_OBJUPDATERTF contains \objupdate — forces automatic OLE object instantiation when the document is opened, bypassing user interaction. Almost exclusively seen in Equation Editor exploit documents.
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OLE object data medium RTF_OBJDATARTF contains 1 \objdata section(s) — embedded OLE objects
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Embedded OLE object medium RTF_OBJEMBRTF contains \objemb — embedded OLE object
Extracted artifacts 1
Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.
| Filename | Kind | Source | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
objdata_00_off00001f59.bin |
rtf-objdata-decoded | RTF \objdata at offset 0x1F59 | 4666 bytes |
SHA-256: 1a221bc2bd197745da3a681c828e5a372c0f0f65ff9fae0a4888314993ed02af |
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