Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d4f9aa8d6d98cf06…

MALICIOUS

PDF

12.0 KB
MD5: b40b8b279c55a722bd139a19f63a4dd0 SHA-1: c2049d17a8f01423aa3b4106899c0c0bc43ce754 SHA-256: d4f9aa8d6d98cf066ff9fa25343f569e296c14fb4c82b9ee6ce5b00bfcca6cda
186 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, specifically identified as a stager exploiting CVE-2007-5659 (Collab.collectEmailInfo). This exploit is designed to execute arbitrary code, indicated by the presence of multiple deobfuscated JavaScript streams. The primary function appears to be the execution of a malicious payload via the identified vulnerability.

Heuristics 7

  • 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-36063 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36063
  • Annotation subject callee-key hex JavaScript stager high PDF_ANNOT_SUBJECT_CALLEE_HEX_STAGER
    PDF JavaScript uses syncAnnotScan()/getAnnots() to read an indirect annotation /Subject stream, percent-decodes it through marker replacement, then uses a callee.toString()-derived key to decode and eval the final exploit stage.
  • 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.
  • syncAnnotScan annotation-staging primitive low PDF_FOXIT_SYNCANNOTSCAN
    PDF JavaScript calls syncAnnotScan() — a no-op annotation-enumeration primitive used by exploit-kit JavaScript to stage payload reads from annotation /Subject fields before eval(). Not a vulnerable sink itself; rarely seen in legitimate PDFs. (matched in decompressed stream)
  • 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 4

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0007_000.js
eb39e2de4dbbc100de6d3e30aa43ff78fa075618862ba1ebba5151ea3a3b848d
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x19D 273 bytes
annotation_subject_callee_hex_stage_000.js
6d9bfd4d4a81441093c9cd2ef0a21486c9498a8f52aacc141a0a88574f03462c
deobfuscated-js annotation-subject callee-key decoded JavaScript at offset 0x14A 5069 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
legacy_pdfkit_stage_001.js
7ef03d3c809f1f2f55241eec691c442929a4c73b3c68e43b18a7300405993f91
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x2D6 12146 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
deobfuscated.js
5256451da5fc3f9c428818d05d992594dab7bd22f33e40f1cafe8873ea11fe50
deobfuscated-js PDF JavaScript deobfuscation pass 75497 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).