Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 ecdf6479eda820ff…

MALICIOUS

PDF

4.8 KB Created: 2009-01-35 62:12:26 Authoring application: Adobe
MD5: 4d5e7ebf7203563c9329e2c2cf9d4c68 SHA-1: 3bbc888166e56412fa5758920f7b30738ac04695 SHA-256: ecdf6479eda820ff301bbec6ea871be87d1dabb41a03ec2b3a5f89262be36bfd
298 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 JavaScript/JScript T1204.002 Malicious File

The PDF file contains multiple critical heuristic firings indicating exploitation of CVE-2009-4324, CVE-2009-0927, and CVE-2007-5659 through embedded JavaScript. The ClamAV detection of 'Js.Exploit.Shellcode-18' on an extracted artifact further supports this. The primary intent appears to be the execution of malicious JavaScript, which is likely responsible for downloading and executing a secondary payload.

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.
  • 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 6

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0032_000.js
3b13a24806f6e07df2350260326a3a54accfc674dca0d6ca7e92f51ef690bd4c
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 32 at offset 0xCFD 116 bytes
javascript_obj0034_001.js
827b8bf6ae90bb2519204f6aa758db383754fefcc432782f1895ef484ff95aaa
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 34 at offset 0xDC7 194 bytes
javascript_obj0036_002.js
a9e79f02fb8acc0c9d82b3460839af344a9d96277ee43ea69aa765602d5f6c09
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 36 at offset 0xF60 205 bytes
javascript_obj0038_003.js
3c3112250b49cf2f6ac15899cb528219409cc4d37e5b9710d29597ef75269bd1
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 38 at offset 0x1057 42 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
javascript_obj0078_004.js
13a72694f12e87e76f0e9c6c37a0de5f3f40bd3dcde9239f20c8c11b2ffa3ee5
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 78 at offset 0xEB8 35 bytes
legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js
acb336a6d0c1744f61330d830f43a578b31401634d7e34265953f1ba327d2f9e
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x247 6478 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Js.Exploit.Shellcode-18
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 12 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).