PDF malware analysis — malicious · d8a9b3aa09c569f0

MALICIOUS

PDF

180.5 KB

MD5: c4bff0f42ca502cbffffe579e078fc5b SHA-1: 3f11cc6a0a4cb4ebd8570ccbf913d37974e7f443 SHA-256: d8a9b3aa09c569f017782cba8bf84741af7dee6382d7c647720159ef4698d862

318 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.001 Malicious Link

The file is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript, which exploits multiple known vulnerabilities including CVE-2009-0927, CVE-2007-5659, and CVE-2008-2992. The embedded JavaScript streams, particularly 'legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js', are heavily obfuscated but indicate the execution of shellcode and potential download of further payloads. ClamAV detections further confirm its malicious nature, identifying it as 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36114' and related extracted artifacts as 'Js.Exploit.Shellcode-18' and 'Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36307'. The script's intent appears to be downloading and executing a second-stage payload.

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: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36114 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION

ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36114
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.
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.

Filename	Kind	Source	Size
`javascript_obj0008_000.js` `d491eed953d71d5d46f2739ae6ef190b101601c2b5f16527186fd3401a6a7ae1`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 8 at offset 0x1E7	2687 bytes
Detection ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36307 Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
`legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js` `daf0d2b63bbb62d653531db02129af66fcaeb6182c2e0b9af8be4d4577ab2acf`	deobfuscated-js	repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0xC9A	20141 bytes
Detection ClamAV: Js.Exploit.Shellcode-18 Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 11 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).

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