PDF malware analysis — malicious · e1e99296cd1b0ae6

MALICIOUS

PDF

12.2 KB

MD5: b1732c3fb9ab97ae634298cb5da60c4e SHA-1: 408c3ec44cfc6476896a307b0bcc1c7014d53188 SHA-256: e1e99296cd1b0ae6ab1c84f165085fc2c00c333abb7fa9118358cdab6f1c3d0b

378 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1204 Malicious File T1204.002 Malicious File: Malicious Attachment T1059.001 Command and Scripting Interpreter: JavaScript T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that exploits multiple known Adobe Reader vulnerabilities including CVE-2009-4324, CVE-2009-0927, CVE-2007-5659, and CVE-2008-2992. These exploits are designed to download and execute a second-stage payload, as indicated by the ClamAV detections of Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36808 and Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36837 on the main file and extracted artifacts respectively. The deobfuscated JavaScript stream is the primary mechanism for achieving code execution.

Heuristics 9

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)
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-36808 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION

ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36808
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_obj0076_000.js` `8a04b1d4a95c53ffbcc8dae3a85100e21c5f7f8d83019b50f89b96dc0e1d2a9b`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 76 at offset 0x2C2	11596 bytes
Detection ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36837 Obfuscation or payload: unlikely
`split_char_table_stage_000.js` `051a46309fb72ae1d822b312931ecf7dd0e02c858463e0de82eb2c4019e1aa3b`	deobfuscated-js	split character-table join decoded JavaScript at offset 0x394	3876 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 11 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).

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