MALICIOUS
220
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment
The RTF file contains embedded OLE object data and specifically triggers heuristics related to Equation Editor exploitation (CVE-2017-11882). This indicates the file is designed to exploit a vulnerability in the Equation Editor component to achieve code execution. The ClamAV detection further confirms the presence of a known exploit. The attack pattern is consistent with a malicious document delivered as a spearphishing attachment.
Heuristics 5
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Equation Editor CLSID critical CVE likely RTF_EQUATION_EDITOREquation Editor OLE CLSID found inside an OLE object — exploited by CVE-2017-11882 / CVE-2018-0802 / CVE-2018-0798
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ClamAV: Doc.Exploit.CVE_2017_11882-6934206-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTIONClamAV detected this file as malware: Doc.Exploit.CVE_2017_11882-6934206-0
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Automatically linked OLE object high RTF_OBJAUTLINKRTF contains \objautlink — an automatically linked OLE object surface that can be updated or activated when Word opens the document.
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\objupdate forces OLE activation high RTF_OBJUPDATERTF contains \objupdate — forces automatic OLE object instantiation when the document is opened, bypassing user interaction. Almost exclusively seen in Equation Editor exploit documents.
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OLE object data medium RTF_OBJDATARTF contains 1 \objdata section(s) — embedded OLE objects
Extracted artifacts 1
Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.
| Filename | Kind | Source | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
objdata_00_off000013d5.bin |
rtf-objdata-decoded | RTF \objdata at offset 0x13D5 | 4153 bytes |
SHA-256: 9bfaf4a7a6912d7fe063b212aabfc231dcc161045ddf3b3f75d517a77195a14a |
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