Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d324f57d53a6ca8d…

MALICIOUS

PDF

8.9 KB Created: 2009-11-08 19:41:74 Authoring application: PDF Library 10.3.4 (via PDF Library 7.4.1)
MD5: 3cf39df81b81cf2304424d7a03a2cce4 SHA-1: b2353987b7000b9262966cf095d1666ad9e287a3 SHA-256: d324f57d53a6ca8d08eabbc31a7f8099236c33717d8ce66792702b5a2cabc28d
278 Risk Score

Malware Insights

The PDF file exploits multiple Adobe Reader vulnerabilities, specifically CVE-2009-0927, CVE-2007-5659, and CVE-2008-2992, through embedded and obfuscated JavaScript. The critical heuristics indicate that this JavaScript is designed to download and execute a second-stage payload, as evidenced by the ClamAV detection of 'Js.Exploit.Shellcode-18' on an extracted artifact.

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.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0007_000.js
da6c56c44c80739c06faa28a4b5309d7b60ae07bcb6fca4490bf055e6acc39bf
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x268 38197 bytes
legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js
5bf2df6480783ecde8c9b73bb3231afb6e817d51f3b7e225cf9dc459e61a1554
deobfuscated-js numeric array subtract-key decoded JavaScript at offset 0x268 9874 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).