PDF malware analysis — malicious · ecb95e47ca4b59ba

MALICIOUS

PDF

3.3 KB Created: 2005-09-29 09:27:34 UTC Authoring application: Adobe PDF Library 8.0

MD5: 0388331b8fa3a6188ff599d54bb080cd SHA-1: 7f1309d9705d54d1046a27c27bbd48e2670a0cbe SHA-256: ecb95e47ca4b59ba255a9b876dfbfb8ff715bfa36d92394584d9bc4b1edb9b17

100 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution T1559.002 Component Object Model Hijacking

The PDF file contains a critical heuristic match for CVE-2010-0188, indicating an exploit targeting Adobe Reader's LibTIFF component within XFA forms. This exploit is designed to achieve arbitrary code execution. No JavaScript or VBA scripts were extracted, but the embedded TIFF payload within the XFA structure is sufficient evidence of malicious intent.

Heuristics 6

Adobe Reader LibTIFF XFA image exploit — CVE-2010-0188 critical CVE likely CVE_2010_0188

PDF contains XFA image data with an inline crafted TIFF payload and shellcode/delivery markers. This is the data-bound variant of the CVE-2010-0188 Adobe Reader LibTIFF/XFA exploit shape.
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.
Embedded file low PDF_EMBEDDED

PDF embeds a file attachment — could carry an executable or another weaponised document as a nested payload
XFA form low PDF_XFA

PDF uses XML Forms Architecture — can contain script logic
AcroForm button with action trigger low PDF_ACROFORM_BUTTON

PDF contains a /Btn form field together with a SubmitForm/URI/Launch/JS trigger — this is the building block of fake 'Download' or 'Open' button overlays used in PDF phishing lures

Extracted artifacts 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

Filename	Kind	Source	Size
`embedded_file_obj0004.bin` `f4f53e7c0fbbf15ba34357ad6540478a345629bf725b3933e32e4a6fe5c0161e`	pdf-embedded-file	PDF EmbeddedFile object 4 at offset 0x1C6	35879 bytes

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