PDF malware analysis — malicious · d1944a5ca71af05b

MALICIOUS

PDF

132.7 KB

MD5: b88c9a4a4174c37aaaa8c3ffa354cc5e SHA-1: 54fcfe7bbb865cdda53a933192b760b40fac68c2 SHA-256: d1944a5ca71af05b89688263518b39fc143935a8b6256de4db041fa02a8576a3

418 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 JavaScript/Shell Script Execution T1204.002 Malicious File Execution: Malicious PDF

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that utilizes a character-table-based obfuscation technique to evade detection. Critical heuristics indicate exploitation of multiple CVEs related to PDF JavaScript execution, including media.newPlayer, Collab.getIcon, Collab.collectEmailInfo, and util.printf. This strongly suggests the file is designed to exploit these vulnerabilities to download and execute a secondary payload.

Heuristics 10

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-36388 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION

ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36388
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.
Character-table JavaScript eval stager high PDF_JS_CHAR_TABLE_EVAL_STAGER

PDF JavaScript reconstructs an exploit stage by indexing into a small character table, appending hundreds of one-character fragments, joining the array, and evaluating the result. This static fallback fires only after the bounded decoder recovers an exploit-like stage, so it catches this obfuscation even when no single CVE API signature is available.
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_obj0076_000.js` `cdaab887a638c1e252a0851f04a58ff16e0c700a89bb8ae46ee12d4746157e37`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 76 at offset 0x2C2	119585 bytes
Detection ClamAV: Js.Exploit.HTML-27 Obfuscation or payload: unlikely
`char_table_stage_000.js` `41309754d5434845cf8a0952c0331ece470c7be5a1ebf82fe9001bbfe0168790`	deobfuscated-js	char-table indexed JavaScript (PDF /JS object 76) at offset 0x2DC	3858 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 11 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).

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