Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 eea39028284da080…

MALICIOUS

PDF

12.1 KB
MD5: c25e96983e090d684bfd6a4c5f31cb4e SHA-1: 0f3e21bf8135113fdd3c1c7778b161cedfbcb0f0 SHA-256: eea39028284da080c97b5f06a9f2aedadc6dea6eb3a8cf689c70bd92a25d2461
138 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1204.002 Malicious File: Malicious File

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that leverages the CVE-2007-5659 vulnerability, specifically using the Collab.collectEmailInfo method. This technique is commonly used to bypass PDF security features and execute arbitrary code. The presence of deobfuscated JavaScript files suggests an attempt to download and execute further malicious content, characteristic of a multi-stage attack.

Heuristics 5

  • 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: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36062 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36062
  • 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 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0007_000.js
068944f8c011a88ab770b45c6de142b9305a1f515d410204d5eadd9ac2b5bfb3
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x19B 373 bytes
legacy_pdfkit_stage_000.js
0827797f75f76ac735d4debede690745533e8a9341aff647d929b120ce805d10
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x2F5 11968 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
legacy_pdfkit_stage_001.js
9d924b6f472561b51bbdc9eafa78aeb1b031fbab0fe900339420b95603af0a35
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x2F5 4962 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).