Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 eba6e28d1b310777…

MALICIOUS

PDF

9.4 KB
MD5: 7f465b1c14dcd612ca0976e79355fbf7 SHA-1: 48d3cb5ae38dce3c6b0c80f01ddab4563c320b31 SHA-256: eba6e28d1b310777bedaa4c9e66b53950654b63cba17a2aa891c9eb29d2cfed1
178 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 JavaScript/JScript T1204.001 Malicious Link/Object

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that leverages the CVE-2007-5659 vulnerability via the Collab.collectEmailInfo method. This technique is commonly used to bypass PDF security features and execute arbitrary code. The deobfuscated JavaScript streams suggest the execution of further malicious actions, likely involving the download and execution of a second-stage payload.

Heuristics 6

  • 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: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35905 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-35905
  • unescape() call high PDF_UNESCAPE
    unescape() found — often used to decode shellcode in PDF JS exploits (matched inside decoded stream)
  • 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 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0007_000.js
d8a6b4ad1abf04d0c4a4f89535cfb57f7312edef25c443f4e844c8ec9d0929dd
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x19B 352 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
939eb28c54444d9c175687361d9411240d41f62b2a01af64e1f86ac41e0a761c
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x2FE 11915 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 2 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
legacy_pdfkit_stage_001.js
e4d2626920a99ccff95a62c8442730ad6d2517cbd2673627004fb068f2d555a4
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x2FE 5028 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).