PDF malware analysis — malicious · e2ff37b2a988a263

MALICIOUS

PDF

75.9 KB Created: 2009-11-10 19:41:54 Authoring application: PDF Library 8.5.9 (via PDF Library 9.2.3)

MD5: 3a2119f10c3a8a7a4d36a4619cf83caf SHA-1: 931b515ee96ef0b2979cba527bad1e56bb25fdd8 SHA-256: e2ff37b2a988a2634e1f97a60812f3696237775a0064e359c3c1d10bed99f6f0

338 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.001 Malicious Link T1204.002 Malicious File

The PDF exploits multiple known vulnerabilities including CVE-2009-0927, CVE-2007-5659, and CVE-2008-2992, indicated by the use of Collab.getIcon, Collab.collectEmailInfo, and util.printf functions within obfuscated JavaScript. Static analysis detected embedded JavaScript streams and a deobfuscated JavaScript file named 'legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js', which ClamAV identified as 'Js.Exploit.Shellcode-18'. This suggests the PDF acts as a dropper for a secondary exploit stage.

Heuristics 9

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-36110 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION

ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36110
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.
ASCIIHexDecode filter (with exploit indicators) medium PDF_FILTER_HEX

Hex-encoding filter present alongside exploit delivery indicators — often used to hide payload or shellcode bytes
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_obj0007_000.js` `837b5650c02cb3bfc55f8130aad9a15b01fde17c6ad2f642ddaa6fc917746367`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5	38351 bytes
`legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js` `9dda22545bde49a0e1ab6626b993b97fb6698df8bd8d6047116ca6a275be8275`	deobfuscated-js	numeric array subtract-key decoded JavaScript at offset 0x1A5	10018 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).

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