PDF malware analysis — malicious · e7e4f9fcc5d76053

MALICIOUS

PDF

6.9 KB

MD5: 1d932d80629316cc4dd1ae74ec98e72b SHA-1: e5ca6329f6fca25501e54ca10965038f3ebe8bc4 SHA-256: e7e4f9fcc5d7605340cfc1e36fbe6a1679a8bbf10b69bd0de0d77c77d2edfe09

266 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1204.002 Malicious File T1059.001 JavaScript/JScript

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that exploits multiple known vulnerabilities (CVE-2009-4324, CVE-2009-0927, CVE-2007-5659). The critical heuristic firings indicate that this JavaScript is XOR-decoded and evaluated by the PDF reader. An extracted artifact was detected by ClamAV as 'Js.Exploit.Shellcode-18', suggesting the script's purpose is to download and execute a secondary malicious payload. The attack pattern is consistent with exploiting PDF reader vulnerabilities for initial compromise.

Heuristics 8

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)
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.
String.fromCharCode low PDF_FROMCHARCODE

String.fromCharCode found — used to construct payload strings dynamically. Common in benign JavaScript libraries for codepoint manipulation, so this alone is informational; weaponised use is also caught by the dedicated fromCharCode-stage and exploit-shape rules. (matched inside decoded stream)
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_obj0039_000.js` `d1b36e262b590515f619e326951b81ae7d8b43c56500699db14d5116af90191a`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 39 at offset 0x16F	23631 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
`legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js` `bd88c30aa2b4865c8760e70c63f856a58c5de2c2dfb7f91013cb44876ee9cc11`	deobfuscated-js	numeric array XOR decoded JavaScript at offset 0x16F	5506 bytes
Detection ClamAV: Js.Exploit.Shellcode-18 Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 9 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).

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