PDF malware analysis — malicious · ec2f5632ab049a5a

MALICIOUS

PDF

12.0 KB

MD5: 9cd778b4301ce0827454eff468283e3c SHA-1: 1dd0fa213260ccee1bd5be2b37103e2b8c92a070 SHA-256: ec2f5632ab049a5a41abd1a736f25f45cd3666ac0cd251db591ec54159659c57

186 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.002 Malicious Link

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, triggered by the CVE-2007-5659 exploit targeting the Collab.collectEmailInfo function. This exploit is used to decode and execute a hex-encoded JavaScript stager. The presence of multiple deobfuscated JavaScript files indicates a complex execution chain, typical of malware delivery. The primary attack vector is the exploitation of a known PDF vulnerability to run arbitrary code.

Heuristics 7

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-36063 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION

ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36063
Annotation subject callee-key hex JavaScript stager high PDF_ANNOT_SUBJECT_CALLEE_HEX_STAGER

PDF JavaScript uses syncAnnotScan()/getAnnots() to read an indirect annotation /Subject stream, percent-decodes it through marker replacement, then uses a callee.toString()-derived key to decode and eval the final exploit stage.
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.
syncAnnotScan annotation-staging primitive low PDF_FOXIT_SYNCANNOTSCAN

PDF JavaScript calls syncAnnotScan() — a no-op annotation-enumeration primitive used by exploit-kit JavaScript to stage payload reads from annotation /Subject fields before eval(). Not a vulnerable sink itself; rarely seen in legitimate PDFs. (matched in decompressed 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 4

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

Filename	Kind	Source	Size
`javascript_obj0007_000.js` `eb39e2de4dbbc100de6d3e30aa43ff78fa075618862ba1ebba5151ea3a3b848d`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x19D	273 bytes
`annotation_subject_callee_hex_stage_000.js` `75b9671416f2d2115f252e2cf339d9c4fecd9660ce4b58f0e1fd4d98aa4f8540`	deobfuscated-js	annotation-subject callee-key decoded JavaScript at offset 0x14A	5098 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
`legacy_pdfkit_stage_001.js` `c72814cad070c207fbc6050a53cad9ec9646f60667656505f8e7ab9017cd8fa1`	deobfuscated-js	repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x2D6	12221 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
`deobfuscated.js` `794fc5ed08eee52db0918d2b0b4dbbac32f8e2ea9c82736f796549f337aaba27`	deobfuscated-js	PDF JavaScript deobfuscation pass	70586 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).

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