PDF malware analysis — malicious · f5745ef5700fefc4

MALICIOUS

PDF

3.4 KB Created: 2005-09-29 09:27:34 UTC Authoring application: Adobe PDF Library 8.0

MD5: f903b74954ba5044911c0ba75cefac24 SHA-1: 73a28cdff947b23936eb0647a0caacdff34f76cc SHA-256: f5745ef5700fefc45ac2d2c5a8a58387557569a45e439ca552fd7eac90f1f510

100 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK

T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

The sample is a PDF document that exploits the CVE-2010-0188 vulnerability in Adobe Reader's LibTIFF component. This exploit is designed to allow arbitrary code execution on the victim's machine. The PDF contains an embedded XFA form with a malicious payload, indicated by the critical heuristic firing for CVE_2010_0188.

Heuristics 6

Adobe Reader LibTIFF XFA image exploit — CVE-2010-0188 critical CVE likely CVE_2010_0188

PDF contains XFA image data with an inline crafted TIFF payload and shellcode/delivery markers. This is the data-bound variant of the CVE-2010-0188 Adobe Reader LibTIFF/XFA exploit shape.
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.
Embedded file low PDF_EMBEDDED

PDF embeds a file attachment — could carry an executable or another weaponised document as a nested payload
XFA form low PDF_XFA

PDF uses XML Forms Architecture — can contain script logic
AcroForm button with action trigger low PDF_ACROFORM_BUTTON

PDF contains a /Btn form field together with a SubmitForm/URI/Launch/JS trigger — this is the building block of fake 'Download' or 'Open' button overlays used in PDF phishing lures

Extracted artifacts 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

Filename	Kind	Source	Size
`embedded_file_obj0004.bin` `ccee3047bca48638c867a0ab47124bf05027b83742501722c08aca7812d8cdd4`	pdf-embedded-file	PDF EmbeddedFile object 4 at offset 0x1C6	35879 bytes

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