Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 da3bfec7fab3c11a…

MALICIOUS

PDF

43.3 KB
MD5: da5d5a05de06fb2f7cb14a440507146d SHA-1: 7adb672fcf61ac15cf99e2603f4bc6643d43cc55 SHA-256: da3bfec7fab3c11a318bcf8ce2c289b7cc77f46e2638ef2cd2d22912bc070d27
108 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF document contains embedded JavaScript and triggers the CVE-2009-4324 vulnerability using the media.newPlayer API. The ML classifier strongly indicates maliciousness. The embedded JavaScript, although obfuscated, is designed to execute further malicious code, likely a downloader for a second-stage payload. The specific exploit used is CVE-2009-4324.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000

Heuristics 4

  • media.newPlayer — CVE-2009-4324 critical CVE exact CVE_2009_4324
    PDF JavaScript calls media.newPlayer — CVE-2009-4324 is a use-after-free in Adobe Reader's multimedia plugin triggered by media.newPlayer(). Actively exploited as a zero-day in December 2009. (identified after JavaScript deobfuscation)
  • 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_obj0008_000.js
71c80144e28a8c7eb352f1b06ffe0d72c8ab659c5c792b564efb769e514754c5
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 8 at offset 0x1E7 2221 bytes
legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js
34724b4176b0e989bf73d0fc9ae205c6fc8236b3698a34a94365aab3ab91b629
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0xAC8 2756 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
legacy_pdfkit_stage_001.js
42025b552c7960b53abcd8cd732b01c8d109eccfdfefc352b9826c4d5807d414
deobfuscated-js cross-stage annotation API aliases at offset 0x1E7 81 bytes