Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 efc0e0ef9e4a5cb9…

MALICIOUS

PDF

16.6 KB Created: 2009-05-01 21:21:45 Authoring application: ghjkSFghjkCPx (via afdsdgf)
MD5: 243be2bf9b95abfe59608bee963118ef SHA-1: ebd19dd7900ddabc148156d467ffc054d668a734 SHA-256: efc0e0ef9e4a5cb98e5d99eaf2df158defa1da672c7e61bdcf12a90dc58a831a
280 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1204.002 Malicious File: User Execution: Malicious File T1059.001 Command and Scripting Interpreter: JavaScript/JScript T1059.007 Command and Scripting Interpreter: JavaScript/JScript

This PDF document is malicious, leveraging multiple critical vulnerabilities including CVE-2009-0927, CVE-2007-5659, and CVE-2008-2992. These exploits are triggered via the OpenAction mechanism and embedded JavaScript, which uses eval() to execute obfuscated code. The script's intent is to decode and execute further stages, likely leading to arbitrary code execution.

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)
  • OpenAction trigger high PDF_OPENACTION
    PDF has an /OpenAction — code runs automatically when opened
  • eval() call high PDF_EVAL
    eval() found — commonly used for obfuscated exploit execution
  • 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
d427b9daa4f61252c20cecd0cd935496e638988a98e0f33668e4f0309558ab6a
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x21C 15813 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 4 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).
javascript_obj0007_001.js
522a4a52be14010d03a1257fb2d7782a9db432e7f93e85697ff8edc8f6bd03fc
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x21C 15539 bytes
numeric_charcode_stage_000.js
13aa6dfdbc376c01839e95b5fb800b6e348d1a87c5a2ffc95a112c3942255b1e
deobfuscated-js numeric char-code string decoded JavaScript at offset 0x22B 4746 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 9 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).