Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d883082168d6cac5…

MALICIOUS

PDF

5.8 KB Created: 2008-09-24 19:47:56 Authoring application: Adobe (via Notepad)
MD5: cdb937b08ca7e96b199d757c06f34c53 SHA-1: c0a4e4c5b6a6ac5fc3de8418cc89a69ab7df6214 SHA-256: d883082168d6cac545ed35efb61c6bfe300a477d3b92a540eef574f824f10819
358 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.001 Malicious Link T1204.002 Malicious File

The PDF file contains multiple critical heuristic firings indicating exploits for CVE-2009-0927, CVE-2007-5659, and CVE-2008-2992, all related to Adobe Reader JavaScript vulnerabilities. The embedded JavaScript streams, particularly legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js and legacy_pdfkit_stage_001.js, are identified as exploits by ClamAV. These scripts likely download and execute a second-stage payload, contributing to the overall malicious nature of the document.

Heuristics 9

  • 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-35931 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35931
  • 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.
  • eval() call high PDF_EVAL
    eval() found — commonly used for obfuscated exploit execution (matched inside decoded stream)
  • 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 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0006_000.js
22cea14ebbd3d15a4ebc05206dd166930a5b8341649eea5242998b3c3c738a51
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 6 at offset 0x1369 806 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js
c7eb3f538386f303e78d3289e28a655afea3b9194dd5729b67628eeea3d23046
deobfuscated-js metadata placeholder percent-decoded JavaScript at offset 0x16E 4917 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).
legacy_pdfkit_stage_001.js
5cf2445eb2b02b79d74bad6dd535a17597e1df0f4bc13566ef8b704705437cee
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x16E 4913 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).