PDF malware analysis — malicious · d837d500d8b6050a

MALICIOUS

PDF

14.8 KB Created: 2009-06-06 12:30:26 +03:00 Authoring application: NitroPDF 6.0 (via BCL easyPDF 6.00.20)

MD5: ed01c7d8fdb4dedbe064ccf368eda2f7 SHA-1: ccf844b4a680287980fc4dab559e3cef524532c5 SHA-256: d837d500d8b6050abd2df36ba5b008da123d3a796ecd1c1a683cfa39ef5c7aac

372 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.001 Malicious Link T1204.002 Malicious File

This PDF file contains a highly obfuscated JavaScript stager that leverages multiple known Adobe Reader vulnerabilities, including CVE-2009-0927 (Collab.getIcon), CVE-2007-5659 (Collab.collectEmailInfo), and CVE-2008-2992 (util.printf). The stager reconstructs and executes exploit code, indicating its purpose is to download and execute a second-stage payload. The ML classifier also flagged this PDF as malicious with high confidence.

Machine Learning

Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000

Heuristics 10

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)
Multi-CVE Adobe Reader JavaScript exploit kit critical PDF_ADOBE_READER_MULTI_CVE_JS_KIT

One recovered JavaScript stage contains multiple version-gated Adobe Reader exploit branches. This is stronger evidence than independent API keywords: the PDF is selecting old Reader vulnerabilities by viewer version and running heap-sprayed Acrobat JavaScript exploit paths.
eval() call high PDF_EVAL

eval() found — commonly used for obfuscated exploit execution (matched inside decoded stream)
Shuffled variable-fragment JavaScript stager high PDF_SHUFFLED_VAR_JOIN_JS_STAGER

PDF JavaScript stores an exploit stage as many randomly named string fragments, rebuilds the fragment order through a name array and eval(join('+')), then decodeURIComponent/evals the result. The decoder requires a large variable table and only fires when the recovered stage contains concrete Acrobat exploit JavaScript.
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.
PDF paints image(s) but contains no text operators info PDF_IMAGE_ONLY_LURE

PDF has 1 image XObject(s) and the content stream contains no text-emitting operators (BT/ET, Tj, TJ, ', ") in either raw bytes or decompressed streams — this is the screenshot-as-PDF pattern used to bypass text-based scanners and to deliver instructions purely through rendered pixels. It is informational unless paired with invisible links or risky URI context.
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.

Filename	Kind	Source	Size
`javascript_obj0015_000.js` `097a4ea2f672790fa1560b78fbc9de4c4255ada96065e132705ffb53c3aa8ddb`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 15 at offset 0x315	28573 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
`shuffled_var_join_stage_000.js` `9412e0c7d5729b985d84c84568f26b1a7428e9e8f943b00b7a487dfd7954e5d7`	deobfuscated-js	shuffled variable-fragment join decoded JavaScript object 15 at offset 0x4A3D	4942 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 7 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
`shuffled_var_join_stage_001.js` `d1f5f56997120570f4341bd547a2e04d673897a1c39b8d968952230b2a9eadc1`	deobfuscated-js	shuffled variable-fragment join decoded JavaScript object 15 at offset 0x42E3	5354 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 6 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
`shuffled_var_join_stage_002.js` `f08f011f7bc2c38fdc871958221f3f41953e130efd0500017ca1982bb9782d06`	deobfuscated-js	shuffled variable-fragment join decoded JavaScript object 15 at offset 0x42E3	4938 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 7 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).

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