Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d0d5dc225fc5b0fd…

MALICIOUS

PDF

12.0 KB
MD5: fae6bdc3ee8696d9794edb079d24fbd2 SHA-1: 211342dd5818f05d672bc1f5e8df333c095db188 SHA-256: d0d5dc225fc5b0fd4e37f1cc7ae21a4bc65dbc6a3b2440cb67122573f6cec4b1
138 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 JavaScript/JScript T1204.002 Malicious File

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, identified by multiple heuristics including PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS. The critical CVE_2007_5659 heuristic indicates the use of a known vulnerability involving the 'collab.collectEmailInfo' JavaScript function to execute arbitrary code. Deobfuscated JavaScript files were extracted, suggesting a multi-stage attack. The primary function of the embedded script appears to be the execution of further malicious code, likely a downloader for a second-stage payload.

Heuristics 5

  • 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-36065 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36065
  • 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.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0007_000.js
9c67560e8c63b720885d3efc1627b844b86a6ec08e99e5b65a22eae832045756
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x19C 431 bytes
legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js
8b8736f1810a97149e5a2f7bd2167881ed44c92847dd9ab14b900f1d95df2733
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x315 12249 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
legacy_pdfkit_stage_001.js
c1bb774f7fadcd176b34da32b82d292ba9305a408060477186ebfa7258ac6363
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x315 5040 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).