Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 eea24598204cc527…

MALICIOUS

PDF

180.2 KB
MD5: e1c39f487aaad74eda99e1b54878cc4b SHA-1: a80b4fbdb6163b1ad503c6247137dde3d3fdad42 SHA-256: eea24598204cc527d233a75110d09f012eccdb6af0c44efb301ed41be1005798
318 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that leverages multiple critical CVE vulnerabilities (CVE-2009-0927, CVE-2007-5659, CVE-2008-2992) related to PDF object handling. The heuristics indicate that this JavaScript is obfuscated and designed to be evaluated by the PDF reader. ClamAV detections on the main file and extracted artifacts further confirm its malicious nature, identifying it as a PDF exploit. The primary intent appears to be the execution of a malicious script, likely a downloader for further stages.

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: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36117 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36117
  • 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.
  • 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.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0008_000.js
f17d1fe6bcee2811b01d77ef66eb85484cd6a73c61422a62df0d73aebb21a72e
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 8 at offset 0x1E7 2674 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36307
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js
910758fbd3aa6ab65c4590a69ddb94b1d707df906cbcb283202f906f361b5e6d
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0xC8D 20111 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Js.Exploit.Shellcode-18
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 11 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).