Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d53139bc124c19ee…

MALICIOUS

PDF

45.5 KB
MD5: dc94c47ee677ce8a907440e33ced57f2 SHA-1: b9945c78052e3106c87733e6e576689209a8b897 SHA-256: d53139bc124c19ee02ad38871a17f0b5d4fadc20e83a4ca5a425eb2e9a9c21ed
166 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1204.002 Malicious File T1059.001 JavaScript T1059.007 JavaScript

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, triggered by the CVE-2007-5659 vulnerability related to 'collab.collectEmailInfo'. This JavaScript is heavily obfuscated but appears to be a stager designed to download and execute a second-stage payload. The presence of U3D content also indicates a potential exploit vector. The high number of heuristics related to JavaScript execution and exploit indicators supports this assessment.

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)
  • U3D/3D content in PDF — Adobe Reader 3D parser CVE-family indicator high CVE related PDF_U3D_CVE_RELATED
    PDF contains U3D (Universal 3D) or 3D annotation content — CVE-2011-2462 and CVE-2009-3953 are critical vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader's U3D processing that allow arbitrary code execution. U3D content in PDFs is extremely rare in normal documents.
  • 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 5

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0009_000.js
fc5b426b863fda3995fccd3f522ce82f4a2e780f06c61c18c1f9c560eb55c984
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 9 at offset 0x478F 493 bytes
annotation_subject_callee_hex_stage_000.js
cd37871b18e94adaa8e04601ba5c758851b1bfacf7bdc5631709591005533ad6
deobfuscated-js annotation-subject callee-key decoded JavaScript at offset 0x1C84 5720 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js
b6ecff723403ab9b874263ed8a9073f4413bc6eb4d490dfa9ff0f71907338de0
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x1CD8 12825 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
deobfuscated.js
d165607c4d55b28ba002ab21498b5c8c262b53dc076c813ff2d04e1becb7897f
deobfuscated-js PDF JavaScript deobfuscation pass 318388 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 2 long base64-like blob(s).
u3d_00_off000049d8.bin
fb27c6f6ffe2b08a88f79f344ef3cb4f85460ac81a062194b6fd84ab6e48b628
pdf-3d-stream PDF U3D 3D stream at offset 0x49D8 28021 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact entropy is 7.79, consistent with packed or encrypted content.