PDF malware analysis — malicious · edc1e86f720b34b2

MALICIOUS

PDF

3.5 KB Created: 2008-31-20 53:85:00 Authoring application: Scribus 1.3.3.12 (via Scribus PDF Library 1.3.3.12)

MD5: 2e52a4ac7bb79f84a52fe6d018f762e5 SHA-1: 4b619f57f823810a3af674d0ec9de40c3461d7ea SHA-256: edc1e86f720b34b2e987f6d8568f4ea181b73e6b118c1c49315df55fcad9a38b

216 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.001 Malicious Link

This PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that leverages known vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader (CVE-2007-5659 and CVE-2008-2992) via the `Collab.collectEmailInfo` and `util.printf` functions. The JavaScript is obfuscated using `String.fromCharCode` and `eval()`, indicating an attempt to download and execute a second-stage payload. The ML classifier strongly flagged this PDF as malicious.

Machine Learning

Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000

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)
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)
eval() call high PDF_EVAL

eval() found — commonly used for obfuscated exploit execution (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.
String.fromCharCode low PDF_FROMCHARCODE

String.fromCharCode found — used to construct payload strings dynamically. Common in benign JavaScript libraries for codepoint manipulation, so this alone is informational; weaponised use is also caught by the dedicated fromCharCode-stage and exploit-shape rules. (matched inside decoded 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 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

Filename	Kind	Source	Size
`javascript_obj0013_001.js` `ccf775d79efbb3e60f4b78daa32e3c020cc773ce3c6492d645e3e1eb2c527985`	pdf-javascript-stream	PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x3D2	8819 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 3 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
`numeric_charcode_stage_000.js` `d4b5c3a543c984a8f43a0a94b0516ebd0e880cd130df3d8a67ca28f2113ed8f4`	deobfuscated-js	numeric char-code string decoded JavaScript at offset 0x41F	2575 bytes
Detection ClamAV: No threats found Obfuscation or payload: likely Carved artifact contains 4 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).

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