PDF malware analysis — malicious · e32c59980e4497a9

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.8 KB

MD5: c223b503987f684f769af4332aa71355 SHA-1: 719e29defa9bb11f8af9a531707e1513e2f6aebe SHA-256: e32c59980e4497a95eed66de3252f17c20ce2b75636285062a1008ad29d28445

118 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1204.002 Malicious File: Malicious File

This PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that leverages the CVE-2009-4324 vulnerability (media.newPlayer) to execute arbitrary code. The JavaScript stream includes an eval() call, indicating obfuscated or dynamically generated code execution. The primary attack vector appears to be exploiting this specific PDF vulnerability.

Heuristics 5

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.
eval() call high PDF_EVAL

eval() found — commonly used for obfuscated exploit execution
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_obj0005_000.js` `ce7a076fa34c5a07068d14cf19965c3148c101937a3b7bd911ee2c74f10aac82`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 5 at offset 0x117	2353 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 4 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
`javascript_obj0005_001.js` `4e3679ee7e51b9a1bec8cdc486d5b63bf55e0e31c910c831bf616e117d835101`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 5 at offset 0x117	247 bytes

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