Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 e1d158f10e8fc0eb…

MALICIOUS

PDF

4.3 KB Created: 2008-09-24 19:47:56 Authoring application: Adobe (via Notepad)
MD5: 002e80ee0ec38c1dc04123bba5b5c835 SHA-1: 2c6fea0bf3a1939f6d7c9cfc6782909e14d279cc SHA-256: e1d158f10e8fc0eb110c8ab7ae1b23a2579e710648434016b1482ea29bc8667c
298 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that leverages critical vulnerabilities, specifically CVE-2009-0927 and CVE-2007-5659, to execute arbitrary code. The JavaScript is obfuscated and uses eval() calls, indicating an attempt to download and execute a second-stage payload. The presence of ClamAV detections further confirms its malicious nature.

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)
  • 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 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0006_000.js
c46b8e66ed26eb89286b0129ae2c389bf6ba9ca5f76880d9468f1efeaec3ab40
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 6 at offset 0xD4E 1424 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js
54e3a58876cd446e63663d9a1b484675514d152f6e16bc8d9b8e720f9bbd8e03
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x16E 4895 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).