Malicious PDF / .IN_ — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 e5330c631186abbe…

MALICIOUS

PDF / .IN_

127.9 KB
MD5: d1971218edd327fc14548a0b2f3e087d SHA-1: 20bce4b5aef03f8ac76e17c11789d96a97c38add SHA-256: e5330c631186abbe38e78ca2e3a2163958bf615e4a69ac9d182d6a620b6317d9
318 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

Multiple critical heuristics indicate the exploitation of known PDF vulnerabilities (CVE-2009-0927, CVE-2007-5659, CVE-2008-2992) via embedded JavaScript. The deobfuscated JavaScript stream, legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js, likely serves as a downloader for a second-stage payload, as suggested by ClamAV detections on extracted artifacts like Js.Exploit.Shellcode-18. The PDF structure and JavaScript actions are consistent with a malicious document designed to compromise the user's system.

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)
  • 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-36307 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36307
  • 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.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0008_000.js
39929a9669372bdc6dc00537c198e4660f99bf46ef409893731892bcda2433d8
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 8 at offset 0x1E7 3243 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36307
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely
legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js
3048781da80123ef19e935598c48725fff408733c5eb02b6a133367b3bb67369
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0xEC6 6042 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Js.Exploit.Shellcode-18
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 11 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).