Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 cf21d10fe10aaf9d…

MALICIOUS

PDF

5.6 KB Created: 2008-09-24 19:47:56 Authoring application: Adobe (via Notepad)
MD5: 3b5f522e76f16b69fbb811c00e94a09e SHA-1: 52ed6fc490228265e4f5abfe078c028080961437 SHA-256: cf21d10fe10aaf9d0495020877b5afa76a4025f69d0dda3543b902c23919f13b
298 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.001 User Execution: Malicious Link T1204.002 User Execution: Malicious File

This PDF file exploits known vulnerabilities (CVE-2009-0927 and CVE-2007-5659) to execute embedded JavaScript. The JavaScript is obfuscated and uses eval() to run, indicating it's designed to download and execute a second-stage payload. The ClamAV detections further confirm its malicious nature.

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)
  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35931 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35931
  • 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.
  • eval() call high PDF_EVAL
    eval() found — commonly used for obfuscated exploit execution (matched inside decoded stream)
  • 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.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0006_000.js
e2e7fa5583e3be3bf30d6e5f916aee88dbbeeeba71b35acc8dfaff98972e0226
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 6 at offset 0x12B6 647 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js
3a4e67e67271439c1c504db257bacc13abaebdeb6bde4236eeb7b1a2ef697b76
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x16E 4735 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).