Malware Insights
The PDF file contains multiple critical heuristic firings indicating the exploitation of CVE-2009-4324, CVE-2009-0927, and CVE-2007-5659. These vulnerabilities are leveraged to execute embedded JavaScript, which is further deobfuscated into multiple stages. The primary function of this JavaScript appears to be downloading and executing a second-stage payload, although the specific URLs or final payload are not directly extractable from the provided evidence. The presence of multiple exploit attempts suggests a sophisticated delivery mechanism.
Heuristics 6
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media.newPlayer — CVE-2009-4324 critical CVE exact CVE_2009_4324PDF 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)
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Collab.getIcon — CVE-2009-0927 critical CVE exact CVE_2009_0927PDF 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)
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Collab.collectEmailInfo — CVE-2007-5659 critical CVE exact CVE_2007_5659PDF 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)
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JavaScript action low PDF_JAVASCRIPTPDF contains a /JavaScript action. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
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Embedded JS stream low PDF_JSPDF references a /JS stream. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
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Suspicious extracted artifact info EXTRACTED_FILE_STATIC_TRIAGEOne 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 6
Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.
| Filename | Kind | Source | Size |
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javascript_obj0032_000.js61bf089ca13d79f9197d03f16ea302a81ff5c353be1ef343eec4f5c2efe97a26 |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 32 at offset 0x37A | 311 bytes |
javascript_obj0034_001.jsa42342f161ccfca876fed4c3f34e6a24dc759a263183bd996f0d13a503cba6ce |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 34 at offset 0x486 | 491 bytes |
javascript_obj0036_002.jsbcd50f6dd8216bfc40d1e095585a83992a1277fe647fe2e5ce8ef6ede782fb48 |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 36 at offset 0x7C | 320 bytes |
legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js91be26a3bf133dc3029bb87d5ef62aa711d3453642ddd7fd9345ec23c910ee6c |
deobfuscated-js | repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x5E6 | 1646 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 3 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
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legacy_pdfkit_stage_001.js13c62319adb3cc8074e3213806d6dcefd470745523b2bdeb321cbd45f3894e45 |
deobfuscated-js | repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0xBEF | 1806 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 3 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
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legacy_pdfkit_stage_002.js102d5567e3403a6fe098fa4f3ecfaaef8288a033df2a7f2ce93f0cb8d823f6f3 |
deobfuscated-js | repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x11CD | 2950 bytes |
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Detection
ClamAV:
No threats found
Obfuscation or payload:
likely
Carved artifact contains 6 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
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