Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 ded48b3b116834be…

MALICIOUS

PDF

12.4 KB
MD5: 1ca5eea2493611c492f61bd6b3796d47 SHA-1: b057b6c13772c44072a26f0a8797d145be7760ac SHA-256: ded48b3b116834beb49d387ddf0412a177ef1d29174cbee12bb8434058d8dc20
138 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that leverages the CVE-2007-5659 vulnerability, specifically using the Collab.collectEmailInfo method. This JavaScript is further obfuscated and split into multiple files, indicating an attempt to conceal its malicious actions. The primary function of the embedded scripts appears to be the download and execution of additional malicious content, characteristic of a multi-stage attack.

Heuristics 5

  • 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)
  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36062 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36062
  • 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_obj0007_000.js
068944f8c011a88ab770b45c6de142b9305a1f515d410204d5eadd9ac2b5bfb3
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x19B 373 bytes
legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js
a691586b4fc30800c11671cac46778a1fc298eea4a64f05d8d0404aa378df26a
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x2F5 12239 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
legacy_pdfkit_stage_001.js
0c14271a5f6e75254cf9ed3bf3f0b9521aa58ba8a5e2cb9ea08f26120a10a344
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x2F5 5065 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).