Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f1a6fcb448df7075…

MALICIOUS

PDF

12.2 KB
MD5: 370fd60cc2eac335f02291b623f49a5f SHA-1: 9b8b4573508b1f110376a26754e0913585b5c9e9 SHA-256: f1a6fcb448df70757de9e44c3d5ea3c71f1d7a03d47a35bee8c289176fb7f3d2
138 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1204 Malicious Link T1204.001 Malicious Link: Malicious JavaScript T1059.001 Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript that exploits the CVE-2007-5659 vulnerability, specifically targeting the Collab.collectEmailInfo function. This exploit is designed to execute arbitrary JavaScript, which in this case is likely used to download and execute a secondary payload, as indicated by the presence of deobfuscated JavaScript files. The ClamAV detection further confirms its malicious nature.

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
b77f6f2f0cac3d702ec4546fd93167946920b2ae639c0cb97690324d9581af21
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x2F5 11959 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 1 long base64-like blob(s).
legacy_pdfkit_stage_001.js
5ee191081900c138fca4b39affcd18da1815313f1de8e31e587ef6c1982a7406
deobfuscated-js repeated-marker hex decoded JavaScript at offset 0x2F5 4916 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 5 eval/decoder/string-building token(s).