PDF malware analysis — malicious · ecb5af4909777cf9

MALICIOUS

PDF

12.2 KB Created: 2009-12-18 19:46:93 Authoring application: PDF Library 1.3.10 (via PDF Library 10.1.6)

MD5: 0e8a27f2d85006bf7a5dc99132dd3127 SHA-1: b25004c9ea68d66979343eb26309e7b7da3a2feb SHA-256: ecb5af4909777cf9f596abb8eda08f835b3210dfc8ec107b7120c62bc51ac3cc

278 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.001 Malicious Link

This PDF document exploits multiple Adobe Acrobat vulnerabilities including CVE-2009-0927, CVE-2007-5659, and CVE-2008-2992. These exploits are used to execute malicious JavaScript, as indicated by the 'PDF_JAVASCRIPT' and 'PDF_JS' heuristics. The embedded JavaScript, specifically 'legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js', is detected by ClamAV as 'Js.Exploit.Shellcode-18', suggesting it likely downloads and executes a second-stage payload.

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 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.
ASCIIHexDecode filter (with exploit indicators) medium PDF_FILTER_HEX

Hex-encoding filter present alongside exploit delivery indicators — often used to hide payload or shellcode bytes
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.

Filename	Kind	Source	Size
`javascript_obj0007_000.js` `bf2943575396d4167977909a72d1027554e37ae15f991d3bc453475c10e6f1b0`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x268	37333 bytes
`legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js` `e3e6392e0f09cc20c1f5ef3c41e1669af1723f655f2b926b7413a524674bbe40`	deobfuscated-js	numeric array subtract-key decoded JavaScript at offset 0x268	9874 bytes
Detection ClamAV: Js.Exploit.Shellcode-18 Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 9 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).

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